You know how, when you see someone you know in the distance, you recognise them almost sub-consciously? They get a bit closer and you start to doubt your “positive identification” of them. But when they get really close enough to see, you realise you WERE right all along.<\/p>\n
I call this “Middle-distance insecurity”. Your long-range gut-feel was absolutely right, but somewhere in the middle, doubt started to creep in when you examine specific details, rather than the whole picture.<\/p>\n
It’s the same with projects. Your gut tells you the idea is great and it’s going to fly. You get your prototypes made. They work. You show a few people you trust. They love them. Then you sit down and try to work out the details of <\/p>\n
* how much to charge for viability
\n* when to aim for
\n* how to package
\n* getting them made
\n* QA\/QC
\n* what about the software (which already works pretty well)
\n* instructions
\n* videos<\/p>\n
…and you find it a little overwhelming. Can I even do this? This is middle-distance insecurity for projects. Do people even want this? (You can’t help asking – even though you KNOW that they will.)<\/p>\n
That is where I’m at today. The choice is go back to bed and hide or start eating the elephant of details one bite at a time. The pull of the bed (and distractions – like writing this) is strong. But I need to start eating through those details because the project won’t happen by itself.<\/p>\n
Alex Eames. 6 Feb 2017 0857<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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