3-2-1: When to be patient, why we procrastinate, and the importance of early attempts
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3-2-1: When to be patient, why we procrastinate, and the importance of early attempts
Software engineer Kent Beck on why creators struggle to release projects (and why people in general don't take action):
"By far the dominant reason for not releasing sooner was a reluctance to trade the dream of success for the reality of feedback."
"By far the dominant reason for not releasing sooner was a reluctance to trade the dream of success for the reality of feedback."
3-2-1: When to be patient, why we procrastinate, and the importance of early attempts
Agalia Tan added
Take whatever you are trying to accomplish and ask, "How could this be as easy as possible?"
How could I make meditating each day as easy possible? How could I make showing appreciation to my partner as easy as possible? How could I make finding great investment opportunities as easy as possible? And so on.
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3-2-1: The excuses we live by, how to handle your mistakes, and when productivity doesn't matter
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Through talking to my supervisor, it became clear that my graveyard of projects was a product of self-handicapping . We avoid finishing projects because we can't stand the possibility that the finished product won't be as great or perfect as we envisioned it, which means we aren't as great as we think we are. Consider the violinist who intentionall... See more
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Feed your own feedback loop. A lot of hesitation and procrastination comes from a lack of self-confidence. A cheap, but effective, way to increase your self-confidence is simply to reflect back on what you did well . Most of us take it for granted, while obsessing about what is not going well.
Ami Vora, Chief Product Officer at Faire, talks about r
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