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Hey, Creative LJ Peoples!
May. 13th, 2009 03:37 pmMaybe this is only an issue for those of us who are all ADD, maybe not, but:
When you're thinking about/planning/even vaguely considering a Big Project, one which can't possibly be done in a week or less...how do you get started on something Big? How do you know where/at what point to dive in -- how much planning or prep work is enough? How do you measure your progress? Or maintain your enthusiasm for the project and not let it just all...drift away?
I'm very curious here. I want to do something Big but can't seem to keep my focus on any one project long enough, so I wonder if I'm just Doin It Wrong. Help?
ETA: So I successfully completed National Novel Writing Month -- I did just over 53,000 words in 30 days. That was Big, right? But it also had a very small window attached to it, and an external deadline (of a sort). So I can sprint toward Big, but I think the kinds of Big Projects I'm vaguely thinking of here aren't so much sprints as marathons. I clearly need marathon planning/training. :)
ETA 2: As I was responding to various comments below, a link to this post about discipline on Zen Habits popped up for me in Twitter. Thanks, Universe!
When you're thinking about/planning/even vaguely considering a Big Project, one which can't possibly be done in a week or less...how do you get started on something Big? How do you know where/at what point to dive in -- how much planning or prep work is enough? How do you measure your progress? Or maintain your enthusiasm for the project and not let it just all...drift away?
I'm very curious here. I want to do something Big but can't seem to keep my focus on any one project long enough, so I wonder if I'm just Doin It Wrong. Help?
ETA: So I successfully completed National Novel Writing Month -- I did just over 53,000 words in 30 days. That was Big, right? But it also had a very small window attached to it, and an external deadline (of a sort). So I can sprint toward Big, but I think the kinds of Big Projects I'm vaguely thinking of here aren't so much sprints as marathons. I clearly need marathon planning/training. :)
ETA 2: As I was responding to various comments below, a link to this post about discipline on Zen Habits popped up for me in Twitter. Thanks, Universe!
