Oddbean

The trick to achieving anything is lots of back to back short term goals. The rest is just grind. People get caught up wanting to jump to the end right away and get burnt out or discouraged when they aren’t getting there fast enough. This is such a common trap. Focusing on small wins will keep you going, and after awhile you’ll have results that are a bit better than everyone else who gave up.

When we try to accomplish something big faster we go against nature and its rules. In reality, things change slowly. Observe plants, our bodies, and animals. We all grow bit by bit. Same rules with goals and dreams. Reality takes some time to change. Our brain is fast in making plans and imagining results, but reality is slow compared to our minds. Patience is key when you pursuing something big. 1% at a time 1 step at a time 1 rep at a time 1 line at a time https://image.nostr.build/fa6aa5dec43307db7a40a0d3374fabb01cfe3b54e13a017f85fce4649ba00182.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1000x1000&blurhash=UION2jxu%25MRQM%7Cayofj%5B%7EqM%7BM%7Bxt%252ofWBWB&x=3c1c85d44fbe0811152f92ceb2f7cd4a308e97d762b6bcefa09d8c609deaa1e3 https://image.nostr.build/6ca9d27c7fcd46669c0b818f919c1f06eb804fe964123a5ea9f032ac70ca67f6.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1200x1190&blurhash=%7CAQ0R1x%5Da%7Cbc_NIAoKRiM%7Bxuj%5DayfkRjaeoej%5Bj%5Bg3WBj%5BaxadozaykCj%5Bofaya%7Cj%5BWVj%5Bayayj%5BxuWBj%5BoLRPofayfkofayfQayWBj%5Bofj%5Bofj%5BtRayjtofRjayayWBayR*fPfQWBoeofj%5Bofj%5Bt7j%5Bayj%5BWBWBj%5Bayay&x=a8d9f97b80570f3ddf0d21c882b3cf1be40450ef8c5fb007b6ced0208af2349e

Yep. And if something looks intimidating at the first look, just calm down and analyze the problem. Disect it into a set of small steps/components. Work on those. Evaluate the whole thing. Refine and fix. 🔁 until satisfied

Taking your time to do things the right way (and good enough) at once gives you speed in the long term. Fixing bugs and rewriting something that’s not working slows you down and adds to the dev debt (& complexity). Slow is fast!