Finishing something is always a good idea.
Finish something. Anything. Stop researching, planning, and preparing to do the work and just do the work. It doesn’t matter how good or how bad it is. You don’t need to set the world on fire with your first try. You just need to prove to yourself that you have what it takes to produce something.
James Clear • Finish something. Anything. Stop researching, planning, and preparing to do the work and just do the work. It doesn’t matter how good or how bad it is. You don’t need...
"The imperfect project you actually complete is worth more than the perfect project you never finish."
- 3-2-1: The power of imperfection, the secret to a good morning, and more, 11/16
“You have to finish things — that’s what you learn from, you learn by finishing things.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: How to stick to a new habit, how to handle criticism, and 4 types of wealth
KNOW THAT THE MORE IT MATTERS, THE MORE IT’S ONLY A START ANYWAY The more the project matters to you or the people who benefit from it, the more it’s only a start. A book is only a conversation starter. A community project is only the start of building a thriving community. A beta application starts a relationship of delight and utility with its us
... See moreCharlie Gilkey • Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done
Don't wait to start writing until you have something to say. Start writing so you can find out what you have to say.
Your first idea is rarely your best idea. It can take a lot of reps before you discover something worth keeping.
Just Get Shit Done…stop talking about doing things and make them happen. Start small, scale down, make small models really fast, learn to fail faster, then scale up or scale down. It’s better to count your mistakes in minutes, then in years. Trust that others will contribute, add, modify, revise, inform, and transform what you do.
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“Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished?Yes; work never begun.”
James Clear • 6 Famous Artists Talk About What It’s Like to Overcome Fear and Create Beauty
It's all about showing up. There will be times when we do not want to curate stories, do not want to work out, or do not desire to do the work to do the research. But tasks are easier when we start getting them done than when we procrastinate and think about how daunting they are.