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by torben-friis 52 days ago
If it helps, another trick I used to use was external help. As in, calling a colleague and starting in pair programming or simply discussing or whatever. Having eyes on me had the same effect as the looming deadline without the stress.

You have to learn to be super trigger happy with it, otherwise you fall in the trap of 'I've been inactive for too long, I can't call and reveal that I haven't started'.
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CaptWillard 49 days ago
> 'I've been inactive for too long, I can't call and reveal that I haven't started'.

Dang. That's a huge part of my problem over the years. Nicely articulated.

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Terr_ 52 days ago
A phrase I've heard is to "put it into existence."

By sharing the idea with somebody else, even just communicating your intention, it becomes partially reified, better-anchored to things outside yourself.

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