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by boublepop 2064 days ago
Another good way to get through the mental lock is to tell yourself your going to intentionally do a bad job.

Finding it har to start up writing that article because you can’t quite find an angle or conjoint up motivation? Just write a really bad version first. That gets you going and builds momentum, and then only on your second version try to improve quality.

The equivalent of “I’m going to put my running shoes on and walk around the block”. It puts you in the situation without worrying about performance.