The magic of creating something
Inspiration is perishable, how taking tiny action can change your whole life
We all have that one friend who says, "I had the idea for eBay. If only I had acted on it, I'd be a billionaire!" That logic is pathetic and delusional. Having the idea for eBay has nothing to do with actually creating eBay. What you do is what matters, not what you think or say or plan.
Think your idea's that valuable? Then go try to sell it and see what you get for it. Not much is probably the answer. Until you actually start making something, your brilliant idea is just that, an idea. And everyone's got one of those.
Stanley Kubrick gave this advice to aspiring filmmakers: "Get hold of a camera and some film and make a movie of any kind at all."* Kubrick knew that when you're new at something, you need to start creating. The most important thing is to begin. So get a camera, hit Record, and start shooting.Ideas are cheap and plentiful. The original pitch idea is such a small part of a business that it's almost negligible. The real question is how well you execute.
I fully resonate with these words from Rework. Now I prioritise the ideas that will be shipped within 4-6 weeks. Otherwise, they’ll end up decaying in your idea list. We all have been there, right?
That’s why I timeboxed my recent product, a UI design guide with a practical framework and techniques. Btw it’s available at 60% off for subscribers of this newsletter.
I like how @writes_eve framed it, "If you spend more time planning than doing the work, then you have a productivity problem."
"Finish something. Anything. Stop researching, planning, and preparing to do the work and just do the work.
It doesn't matter how good or how bad it is. You don't need to set the world on fire with your first try. You just need to prove to yourself that you have what it takes to produce something. There are no artists, athletes, entrepreneurs, or scientists who became great by half-finishing their work. Stop debating what you should make and just make something."
— GREG ISENBERG
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— Shivam