The first step of any meaningful pursuit is to severely underestimate its difficulty.
Sara Hookerx.comThe first step of any meaningful pursuit is to severely underestimate its difficulty.
Investigating whether things are really as hard as they look. Usually, they aren't. Many things look super hard, prove to be quite easy. But to discover that, an attempt must be made. Effort must come before success.
Do what you can't
I don’t know very much [when I start.] I write my way into my knowledge. Then, if I’m lucky, I get a break. That’s why it’s so important to get started. Because however awful starting is—and it is absolutely awful—when you get into it, when you’ve got ten pages, which may take two weeks, then you can build.
Writing Wednesdays: Be Brave or Be Stupid
the first step can often seem like the trickiest bit. Maybe it’s because when we talk about doing things ‘someday’ we get a warm fuzzy feeling, but when we talk about doing it ‘today’ the fear kicks in.