Pay attention to your constraints
Take a moment to list the reasons something won’t work.
Anything that makes your next project hard goes on the list, whether it has to do with access, availability, money, etc.
Write it down!
After it’s all down, spend a period (determined by you) trying to understand those constraints. Ask yourself some questions like:
- How does this constraint affect my work?
- Why is this important?
- Who is causing this?
- What are some possible solutions for this constraint?
- Should I care?
The idea of questions like this is to understand what those constraints are.
Once you do that, take those constraints and put them in a drawer. Trust me; if you need to remind yourself whats stopping you, or make an update, the list isn’t going anywhere.
Put a reminder on your calendar to go back to that list every two weeks.
I guess that you’ll discover something.
When you create a place where your doubt can live, it won’t interrupt you so much.
From the desk of Adam Thomas 