Re:Ask HN: How do you get over perfectionism/overthinking in...
by hluska on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @07:32PM
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Honestly, it depends on the project and why I'm building it.
If I'm building something because I want to learn something new, I give myself permission to spend as much time massaging it as I want. For me, being able to chase 'perfect' is an important part of my learning process.
On the other hand, if I'm building something I want to ship, I like to set rabbit hole alarms. Whenever I sense that I'm about to start going down the winding road of obsession, I set a timer (usually for half an hour). I let my mind go wild until the timer goes off, then I move onto the next task.
If I'm building something because I want to learn something new, I give myself permission to spend as much time massaging it as I want. For me, being able to chase 'perfect' is an important part of my learning process.
On the other hand, if I'm building something I want to ship, I like to set rabbit hole alarms. Whenever I sense that I'm about to start going down the winding road of obsession, I set a timer (usually for half an hour). I let my mind go wild until the timer goes off, then I move onto the next task.