Diving Too Deep

This work-avoiding habit is related to the previous one (Leaping Before Looking), but it's the next step.

When I tackle a project, I tend to pick an easy or interesting aspect of it, and dive right in. A great example can be found earlier in this blog, where I talk about learning Adobe InDesign. It was fascinating, and I spent a lot of time on it. Time that I should have been writing. But it was something new to learn, and I love that. But it wasn't the most effective place to start.

One of my more effective friends once told me that he likes to start a project with the most difficult part. That way, once he's done that, the worst is done, and it's all downhill from there.

I think I'm going to try that on my next project