Learn by doing
there’s a specific kind of exhaustion that doesn’t come from doing too much, but from thinking too much while doing very little.
milk and cookies • a guide to emotional hygiene for overthinkers
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” ~ Mark Twain
FacileThings @FacileThings
Vincent Van Gogh on the accumulation of small things:
“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. The trick is to focus on the first small thing. Starting small is still starting, and small beginnings often lead to extraordinary endings.”
We need to find the minimum viable scaffolding to get our work started and then focus on doing the work from there, making little adjustments as we go.
Nat Eliason • Breaking Up with Productivity Advice Breaking Up with Productivity Advice
moving from theory to practice will cost you status
jack @jackbutcher
When you wait, you lose momentum. And momentum is incredibly powerful because when you’re inspired, you act—and you do it with enthusiasm.
Erifili Gounari • literally just do things
The quest for perfection is paralyzing. I’ve watched engineers spend weeks debating the ideal architecture for something they’ve never built. The perfect solution rarely emerges from thought alone - it emerges from contact with reality. AI can in many ways help here.
First do it, then do it right, then do it better. Get the ugly prototype in front... See more
First do it, then do it right, then do it better. Get the ugly prototype in front... See more