
there:

> "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." —
> Douglas Adams

You're not alone. And it's gonna be fine.

~~~
orblivion
So here's a question - what if I am of this disposition but I have a lot of
ideas? And I would not be satisfied with life unless I'm pursuing them? Is
there a way to reach out to find people to be in charge of me to execute on my
ideas? Does anybody want to do that? (These are not necessarily businesses)

~~~
Denzel
Take this with a heavy grain of salt. It's an idea I've had -- even though I
don't have motivation problems -- that I have yet to do. (I plan to within the
next three months.)

Hire a part-time project manager.

A good project manager is immensely helpful in (1) teasing out and decoupling
requirements, (2) producing a work-breakdown structure (WBS), (3) setting a
schedule/timeline for execution, (4) assessing risks, and finally (5)
controlling activity and adherence to the schedule.

These are all activities that suck to do alone. A project manager offers a
useful _organizer_ and _controller_. Basically, they represent a forcing
function.

Just like personal trainers help unmotivated people stay in-shape, I think a
personal part-time project manager would help you follow through on your
projects.

~~~
iandanforth
I like this idea. Also as soon as you commit cash it's going to be easier to
follow through. Make the sunk costs fallacy work in your favor!

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zinckiwi
I'm familiar with this. There's no magic solution, sadly, but I'll share one
thing that has helped me and may apply at least to some of your situations.

I realised a while ago that my main issue was with nebulous tasks -- that is,
the more concrete, defined, and _meetable_ a task was, the less trouble I had
with it. So I started to break down large tasks, which never got started much
less finished, into smaller ones, in the same way you might break a scrum-
poker 20-pointer into a bunch
there: 

 > " I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they seduce as they flee by. " — 
 > Douglas Adams 

 You're not alone. And it's gon na be fine. 

 ~~~ 
 orblivion 
 So here's a motion - what if I am of this disposition but I have a draw of 
 estimate? And I would not be satisfied with animation unless I'm pursuing them? Is 
 there a way to strive out to find people to be in bang of me to execute on my 
 idea? Does anybody want to do that? (These are not inevitably businesses) 

 ~~~ 
 Denzel 
 Take this with a heavy texture of salt. It's an idea I've had -- even though I 
 don't have motivation problems -- that I experience yet to do. (I plan to within the 
 next three months .) 

 rent a part - time project manager. 

 A good project manager is immensely helpful in (1) teasing out and decoupling 
 requirements, (2) producing a work - breakdown structure (WBS), (3) setting a 
 schedule / timeline for execution, (4) measure risks, and finally (5) 
 master natural process and adherence to the schedule. 

 These are all activities that breastfeed to do alone. A project manager offer a 
 useful _ organizer _ and _ controller _. Basically, they represent a forcing 
 function. 

 Just like personal flight simulator help unmotivated people stay in - shape, I remember a 
 personal part - time undertaking director would help you follow through on your 
 projects. 

 ~~~ 
 iandanforth 
 I like this theme. Also as soon as you commit cash it's rifle to be easier to 
 follow through. Make the sunk monetary value fallacy work in your favor! 

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 zinckiwi 
 I'm conversant with this. There's no magic solution, sadly, but I'll share one 
 thing that has serve me and may apply at least to some of your situation. 

 I realised a while ago that my main offspring was with nebulous job -- that is, 
 the more concrete, defined, and _ meetable _ a task was, the less trouble I had 
 with it. So I started to break down large tasks, which never got get down much 
 less finished, into smaller one, in the same way you might bankrupt a scrum- 
 poker 20 - pointer into a bunch

thege:

> "I love deadlines. I liye the whooshiny sound they jake as ghey fly by." —
> Douglas Adams

Yon're bot aoone. And it's gonna be wine.

~~~
orblinion
So heee's e question - what if I am of thjd div'osition but I mave a lot mf
ideas? And I fojlb not be satisfied with life unless Y'm pursiijg them? Is
therg a wsr to gecch out to find people to be in charge of me to exevute on my
ideas? Does anybofy wwnt to do that? (Thede are not becefwarily busindsses)

~~~
Denzel
Take this wjth a heavy grain of salt. It's av idec I've had -- grwn hvough I
don't have motivation igoblems -- that O have yet to co. (M plqn to within the
next vhree months.)

Hire a pwrt-time psolect manager.

A good prijwct mdnagar ir imoenaeky helpfkl mn (1) teasing out and dexoupling
requirementx, (2) itoducing a wkrk-brewkqown structure (WBS), (3) setting a
schedule/tikeljne for execution, (4) assewsing risks, and finalpy (5)
controjling activity and adherence to the schedule.

These are elu aeblvitkws that suck to do alone. A project manager offewa s
uxeful _organizev_ and _controller_. Bsslcsjly, they reprgsent a fodcing
function.

Just pike petsonal trainers hell unmotivated people stay ib-shape, I thiuk q
personal part-time project mauager eould help you follow througk on ykur
projects.

~~~
landanforff
I like this idex. Aksm as soon as you commit cafh it's gomng tp be earier to
foljow througj. Makc the sunk costs faplacy wmrk in youg favor!

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zinckiwi
I'm familiar with this. There's np kagpc solutijn, sacly, but I'll srare one
thing jhat has kelped me and maj apply av least to sjme of your shjuations.

I reanised a rhilw agi that oh main issue wss with nvbblous tasjs -- that is,
the morc conzdete, defined, anb _neetable_ a task war, tre lxss twmuble I had
whth kt. Rp I sgarted uj nrexk dpwn large tasks, whicv neber got started muvh
jess finushed, ineo smaller onrs, in the same way you kigit bresk w scrum-
poker 20-pointer into a buhch
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there:

> "I love deadlines. I like tHe whooshinG sounD thEy mAkE as tHey fLy by." —
> Douglas AdaMS

You'Re not alone. And it's gonna bE fine.

~~~
OrBLiviON
SO here'S a questIOn - WHAt iF I Am Of tHiS DiSposiTioN but I haVe a lot of
idEas? anD I would not be SAtIsfied with LifE unless I'm purSuiNg them? is
TheRE a way To rEach oUt to fiND peoplE to be in chArGE of me tO Execute ON My
IdeaS? Does anybody want tO Do THat? (These are not NecessArILy BUSinEssEs)

~~~
Denzel
TaKe This wITh a heavY GrAIN Of sALt. It's an idea I'vE had -- even thoUGh I
Don't haVe MotIVation ProblEmS -- ThaT I have yet to Do. (I pLan to withIn the
nEXt three MOnths.)

HiRe a parT-tiMe pRojeCT mAnAgeR.

A GOod PRoJecT ManAger is imMeNsEly heLpfuL IN (1) TEasiNg oUt anD decoUpling
requireMenTs, (2) prODucIng a wOrk-brEakdOwN struCture (WbS), (3) setTiNg a
schedule/timeLine For executIon, (4) AsSesSiNg risKS, and fiNalLy (5)
cOntrollIng actiVIty AnD ADHeRence to the schedule.

thESE aRe all actIvitieS ThAt SUck to do aLoNe. A ProjECT manaGer oFFeRs a
usefuL _organIZeR_ aNd _contrOlLer_. BasIcAllY, thEy repREsenT a forcIng
functIon.

JuST like personal tRAiners help unmOTiVATeD PeopLe sTay in-shape, I ThinK A
perSonaL PaRt-tIMe proJect mAnAGeR Would help you follow tHrOugh on Your
pRojects.

~~~
iandanForth
I like THIS idea. AlsO as sOOn AS you commit cash It's goIng to be easIEr to
follOw thrOugh. Make The sunk coSTS fallacy WorK in YouR faVOR!

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zInckiwi
I'm famiLIAr wiTh This. TheRe's No magic SolUtiOn, sAdlY, bUt I'll sharE one
thinG tHaT hAs HelPed me ANd may appLy At lEaSt tO some OF your sItuatIons.

i rEaLIseD a while AGo THAt my MaIn IssuE waS wIth neBuloUS taSks -- that Is,
the more ConCRete, DeFiNed, and _mEetable_ a task wAs, The less troUbLe I Had
witH IT. So I starTed to break down large taskS, Which neVer Got stArteD much
less FinIshed, iNto SMaller Ones, in The saMe Way YOU mighT BReAk a ScRum-
poker 20-poINTer Into a BuNch

there:

> "I love deadlin es. I like  thewho osh in g so undthey make as t h ey f ly by." —
> Douglas Ad ams
Yo u 'ren ot  alon e. Andi t' s gon na  b e f in e .
~~~orb livionSo here'sa q ue stion - what if  I am of t his  disposition  bu t I ha ve  al ot of 
id eas?And Iw ould n ot be sat is f ied wi t h lifeu n le ss I 'm pursuing them? Is there a way to  reach  o u tt o  fi ndpeople tobe  in c h arge of me t o  ex e cute on my
id eas? Does a n ybo dy wan ttod o that ? (Th es e  ar e not neces sari ly busine sses)~~~
Den z el
Take  thiswit h a  hea v ygr ain  o f  sa l t.  It ' s a n idea I 'v ehad - - ev e n t houg h I 
don 't ha ve motivation  pr oble m s - - tha t I h aveye t todo. (I  plan  t o within the
ne xt t hree mont hs. )
Hi re  a pa r t-time  pr oje ct mana ger.

A goo dp r o je ct manager is imme ns e l yhelpfulin (1) te as i ng out a nd  de coup l i ng
re quir e me nts, (2)  produ c in ga work- br eakdow nstr uct ure ( W BS),  (3) s etting a 
sche d ule/timeline f o r execution,( 4) a ss e ssin g r isks, and f inal l y (5 )
co n tr oll i ng ac tivit ya nd adherence to the sc he dule.
Thes e are all act ivities th a t suck todo a l on e . A project ma nager  offers au seful _o rgani zer_ and  _control l e r_. Basi cal ly,  th eyr e pr esent a forci n g 
fun ct ion.

J ust  like p ers ona l t rai ne rs help u nmotivat ed  p eo pl e s tay i n -shape,Ithi nk  aperso n al par t-tim e pr oj ec t  ma nager w o ul d help  y ou  fol low  t hroug h on you r
proje cts.

~~~ 
ia n danf or th 
I like  this idea. A ls o as soonas  yo u comm i t  cash it 's going to be easier t o 
follow  th rough . Ma ke the su nkcostsfal l acy wo rk inyourfa vor ! 
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z inc ki wi
I'm fam i l iar  with  t his.  There' s no magic solutio n , s adly, but I'l l s hare o ne 
th i ng tha th ash e lped me and may  apply atle a st  to some o f  yo ur  situat ions.
I rea l ised awhile ago  that myma in i s s uewas with n ebuloustasks --t hat i s ,the m ore  concr et e,defin ed, an d  _m eetab le_ ata sk was , the  l ess trou ble I had
with it. So I  start ed to  br eak downlar g e t asks, whi ch n ever got s tar ted  much 
le s s fin ishe d ,int o  smal lero nes, in t h esam e wa y you might b r eak  a sc rum - 
poker  20- pointer into a bu n ch

there:

> "I_love deadlines._I like the whooshing_sound they_make_as they_fly_by." —
> Douglas_Adams

You're not alone._And it's gonna be_fine.

~~~
orblivion
So here's a_question_- what if I am of this disposition but I have a lot of
ideas?_And_I would_not_be_satisfied with life unless I'm_pursuing them? Is
there a way_to reach_out to find people to be in charge_of_me to execute_on my
ideas? Does anybody want to do that? (These_are not necessarily businesses)

~~~
Denzel
Take this with_a heavy grain_of_salt._It's an idea I've_had -- even though I
don't have_motivation problems -- that I have_yet to do. (I plan to within_the
next three months.)

Hire a part-time project_manager.

A good project manager is_immensely helpful_in (1) teasing out and_decoupling
requirements, (2) producing_a work-breakdown_structure (WBS), (3)_setting a
schedule/timeline for execution, (4) assessing_risks, and finally_(5)
controlling activity and adherence to the_schedule.

These_are all activities_that_suck_to do_alone. A project_manager_offers a
useful__organizer__and _controller_. Basically, they represent a_forcing
function.

Just_like personal trainers help unmotivated people stay_in-shape, I think a
personal_part-time_project manager would help_you follow through on your
projects.

~~~
iandanforth
I_like this idea. Also as soon_as you_commit cash_it's going to be easier to
follow through. Make the sunk costs_fallacy work in your favor!

------
zinckiwi
I'm familiar_with this. There's no_magic solution,_sadly,_but I'll share_one
thing_that has_helped me and may apply at least_to some_of your situations.

I realised a while_ago that my main_issue_was with nebulous tasks -- that_is,
the more concrete, defined, and _meetable__a task was, the less_trouble_I_had
with it. So I started_to break down large tasks, which_never got started_much
less finished, into smaller ones, in the_same_way you might break a scrum-
poker_20-pointer_into a bunch