Zack Freedman gives advice on why makers fail to finish projects, including scrapping bad ideas, showing work publicly and writing a plan that keeps projects fun. It is aimed at hardware DIY but generalizes.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN finds the project-scoping rubric useful for programmers too and recommends it on finishing side projects.
“the rubric he uses is sound for programmer-y stuff too”HN comment, 2022
“Further similar reading/watching in some of my favorite Zack Freedman videos!”
Favorite video on finishing projects and scoping.
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I love this article and the premise. Further similar reading/watching in some of my favorite Zack Freedman videos! - "Here's What's Preventing You From Finishing Projects": this video - "How to Finish Your Weekend Projects in One Weekend": link "Finishing" more projects (even if that means changing the scope and announcing it "finished") has been amazing for my internal willingness to start new projects or tell friends about them. I have much less anxiety that I'll leave another half-finished project sitting around with lost motivation.
RecommendsjldSep 2021
“I found this video by Zach Freedman about finishing projects to be enlightening”
Enlightening idea that deciding not to finish is a way to finish.
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I found this video by Zach Freedman about finishing projects to be enlightening, especially the idea that "deciding to not finish a project" is a way to finish a project. this video
RecommendsrhizomeApr 2022
“the rubric he uses is sound for programmer-y stuff too”
Project-finishing rubric applies beyond hardware to programming.
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I came across this video a while back and though I'm not a wearables hardware guy, the rubric he uses is sound for programmer-y stuff too. this video
