Start the project today with a messy plan. A perfect plan next month is just a nicer way to say “no.”
CREATIVITY
WHAT THIS MEANS
A plan that keeps improving on paper is often a way of not starting while feeling productive. Real information only arrives once something exists to react to, and the perfect version scheduled for next month tends to be scheduled again the month after. Refusing directly would at least be honest.
Begin the ugly version this week, in one sitting, with whatever you currently know. Let the first attempt be obviously imperfect, then let the problems it reveals write the better plan for you.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
How long have you been planning instead of starting?
MORE IN CREATIVITY & ORIGINALITY
- People forget numbers by lunch. They remember stories for years. If you want to convince someone, tell them one.
- Write it down. Half the time you’ll find out what you actually think somewhere in the second paragraph.
- A joke can break the tension. Just don’t use it every time things get real, or it turns into a hiding spot.
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