Success

The most challenging thing in success is having multiple brilliant ideas. Initially, it just slows you down. In the beginning, you need to be more efficient. You need to fail fast. But when you are desperate, either in terms of money, or time, or both, etc., you do multiple things. And that is when you slow down, you overload yourself mentally.

You have an important project you need to start working on but you are just waiting for the perfect time to get in the flow. Here’s a quick tip to get in the flow, or to get the ball rolling: just work for fifteen minutes on a task that is somewhat similar to the project but extremely easy for you to complete.

Example: Let’s say I have a small website that I need to complete start working on before the client starts panic-calling. But I just cannot start. I’m waiting for that spark of motivation.. to begin. What do I do to start my engine? I work for fifteen minutes on my own blog, write draft opinions.

• I do not have to publish it.
• It does not have to be perfect.
• I do not have to overthink and overplan anything.
• Just write flawlessly scribble what I thought of a few moments ago while I was on my way to work. Save it as a draft.
• Keep repeating the step with a few more thoughts, and boom! Twenty minutes have already flown by since I started writing.
• Now, I am in that zone.

• By wearing the same kind of shirt everyday.
• By eating just one meal a day, with the least amount of ingredients.

• Checking rewards points on my credit card app
• Updating apps on my smartphone
• Overthinking, less doing
• Refreshing my inbox frequently, knowing very well that I rarely receive emails that aren’t promotional