Comments on: A Different Reason to Get Started http://artofgreatthings.com/2010/02/a-different-reason-to-get-started/ Better Ways to Live, Work, and Change the World Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:27:59 -0500 hourly 1 By: Charley Forness http://artofgreatthings.com/2010/02/a-different-reason-to-get-started/comment-page-1/#comment-905 Charley Forness Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:10:06 +0000 http://artofgreatthings.com/?p=2776#comment-905 I've gotten pretty good at just firing stuff out there and then apologizing later. It's an extension of the frustrations from my day job where it can be excruciating getting a global behemoth company to move forward with any plans. <br><br>For the most part, this has worked out for me but there are definitely a couple of times where I wished I had spent some more time analyzing before acting. <br><br>I just think it's a good tactic in general that, if you're stuck, try doing the opposite of what you're comfortable doing.<br><br>- Charley I've gotten pretty good at just firing stuff out there and then apologizing later. It's an extension of the frustrations from my day job where it can be excruciating getting a global behemoth company to move forward with any plans.

For the most part, this has worked out for me but there are definitely a couple of times where I wished I had spent some more time analyzing before acting.

I just think it's a good tactic in general that, if you're stuck, try doing the opposite of what you're comfortable doing.

- Charley

]]> By: Jeffrey Tang http://artofgreatthings.com/2010/02/a-different-reason-to-get-started/comment-page-1/#comment-904 Jeffrey Tang Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:37:17 +0000 http://artofgreatthings.com/?p=2776#comment-904 Just do - for me, that's the real key to a sense of peace. Just do – for me, that's the real key to a sense of peace.

]]> By: Jeffrey Tang http://artofgreatthings.com/2010/02/a-different-reason-to-get-started/comment-page-1/#comment-903 Jeffrey Tang Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:28:06 +0000 http://artofgreatthings.com/?p=2776#comment-903 It's ironic, but the more you care about what you're doing, the more you have to fight against the fog sit-and-think. But being stuck is temporary, as long as you keep pushing! It's ironic, but the more you care about what you're doing, the more you have to fight against the fog sit-and-think. But being stuck is temporary, as long as you keep pushing!

]]> By: qconklin http://artofgreatthings.com/2010/02/a-different-reason-to-get-started/comment-page-1/#comment-902 qconklin Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:33:40 +0000 http://artofgreatthings.com/?p=2776#comment-902 I like finding a middle ground having enough information to make an informed decisions before acting. I used to be like you needing to know every angle every detail to make sure i got things exactly right. I like to call this the Duke Nukem forever problem. Every time you start reworking your strategy to account for another contingency you get that much farther from launch. I like finding a middle ground having enough information to make an informed decisions before acting. I used to be like you needing to know every angle every detail to make sure i got things exactly right. I like to call this the Duke Nukem forever problem. Every time you start reworking your strategy to account for another contingency you get that much farther from launch.

]]> By: Sibyl-alternaview http://artofgreatthings.com/2010/02/a-different-reason-to-get-started/comment-page-1/#comment-901 Sibyl-alternaview Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:51:02 +0000 http://artofgreatthings.com/?p=2776#comment-901 Great point. Sometime you really do just have to jump right in and be flexible and open enough to allow things to unfold when and how they should. It is one thing to set a direction and lean toward it, but another to over plan, over think and get in your own way. You are so right that it is not a prerequisite to have all the answers before we move. Great point. Sometime you really do just have to jump right in and be flexible and open enough to allow things to unfold when and how they should. It is one thing to set a direction and lean toward it, but another to over plan, over think and get in your own way. You are so right that it is not a prerequisite to have all the answers before we move.

]]> By: Sam Spurlin http://artofgreatthings.com/2010/02/a-different-reason-to-get-started/comment-page-1/#comment-899 Sam Spurlin Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:37:06 +0000 http://artofgreatthings.com/?p=2776#comment-899 I also fall into the habit of spending too much time planning and preparing and not enough time actually DOING. I've found that as good as being well planned or very prepared feels it doesn't even compare to actually doing something concrete and tangible toward my goals. I also fall into the habit of spending too much time planning and preparing and not enough time actually DOING. I've found that as good as being well planned or very prepared feels it doesn't even compare to actually doing something concrete and tangible toward my goals.

]]> By: Bart http://artofgreatthings.com/2010/02/a-different-reason-to-get-started/comment-page-1/#comment-898 Bart Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:29:22 +0000 http://artofgreatthings.com/?p=2776#comment-898 Great post with great advice. You are spot on when you say that uncertainty or indecision can simply paralyze you and bring your project to a sudden halt. The more I push myself to new grounds and new challenges, the more I have this feeling. However, after reading this post, I consider this a positive sign since this means I AM pushing myself beyond my current limits. Thanks for the great advice! Great post with great advice. You are spot on when you say that uncertainty or indecision can simply paralyze you and bring your project to a sudden halt. The more I push myself to new grounds and new challenges, the more I have this feeling. However, after reading this post, I consider this a positive sign since this means I AM pushing myself beyond my current limits. Thanks for the great advice!

]]> By: Melissa Gorzelanczyk http://artofgreatthings.com/2010/02/a-different-reason-to-get-started/comment-page-1/#comment-897 Melissa Gorzelanczyk Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:13:44 +0000 http://artofgreatthings.com/?p=2776#comment-897 I'm the kind of person that's deathly afraid of failure. Thanks for the reminder to just do - and let the outcome be what it will be. I'm the kind of person that's deathly afraid of failure. Thanks for the reminder to just do – and let the outcome be what it will be.

]]> By: Ilham http://artofgreatthings.com/2010/02/a-different-reason-to-get-started/comment-page-1/#comment-895 Ilham Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:33:30 +0000 http://artofgreatthings.com/?p=2776#comment-895 I could not have said it better myself Jeffrey, the amount of joy and sense of ease of doing I always get when I just jump into something is much better than planning so many countless hours. What I have recently started doing with my own work, particularly school is to just make a short plan of my day and go with the flow. I don't try to plan all the details of what or how I will study, I just do(I think that is most important)! I could not have said it better myself Jeffrey, the amount of joy and sense of ease of doing I always get when I just jump into something is much better than planning so many countless hours. What I have recently started doing with my own work, particularly school is to just make a short plan of my day and go with the flow. I don't try to plan all the details of what or how I will study, I just do(I think that is most important)!

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