the start of an idea
starting well, the beginning of a project, that kind of stuff
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the start of an idea
when making things becomes frictionless, starting stops meaning anything.
day 0 is loud. day 2 is real.
“I kept my idea a secret from anyone who could not directly help to move it forward. That was my gut instinct at the time, but it’s now one of the best pieces of advice I have to give. Ideas are the most vulnerable at the moment you have them; that’s also the time people are most inclined to run around seeking validation from everyone they know.
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Making things is hard and I feel like that’s the most useful thing to say about it. You have to try to be consistent, you have to practice constantly, you have to read, and you can’t make yourself be interested in topics you aren’t interested in. And you have to accept that it’s always going to be challenging. My friend said this about her work,... See more
Ava • Making Things Is Hard
the middle of things, not the beginning
“I knew I was getting somewhere when I began losing interest in the beginnings and the ends of things.”
-Sarah Manguso
When you’re at the beginning, don’t obsess about the middle, because the middle is going to look different once you get there
Dan Heath • Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
"In fact, the only way I can get anything written at all is to write really, really shitty first drafts."