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by thr0waway1239
3557 days ago
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I agree with the predominant two suggestions here: to use Trello, and to do a little more planning up front. But it also looks like you are having some issues with getting back into the zone quickly, without too much overhead. A trick that writers use is to apparently write an incomplete line at the end of the draft. You can try something similar - depending on your project, this could be something as simple a quick note on something you can do in exactly 5 minutes the next time you set down with some detailed steps if possible (for additional context). Its just a suggestion, which is unfortunately not backed by personal experience (I have faced other challenges with my side projects but not the one you mention). |
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Instead of just "not finishing" something, I will do a minor brain dump of what I'm trying to accomplish into a comment or a Trello item in the details field.
Usually when I'm stopping it's because there's a thing that isn't easy to finish, and I've done a lot of thinking about how to finish, but don't have the time to do it. So I write down all of my thoughts on the topic -- sometimes it can run to several paragraphs and sometimes a table or two.
But the next time I pick it back up, I can totally get back into the right mental space quickly. The best part? After a break, even if I have a plan outlined in the comment, I often can immediately see a better solution than the one I was working toward.
On a related point I've been keeping a journal with similar notes in it; I've found this to be extremely helpful for thinking through problems. You've heard of explaining your problem to a rubber duck? Having to not only put the problem into words, but writing those words down, is a great way to get the brain churning -- and a great way to leave a map for yourself later to get back into a project.