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Wednesday, October 08, 2003
I'm such a slacker
Ya know funny thing happened today. I realized I'm a slacker.OK... I didn't just realize it today! Anyhoo, I just came to the conclusion that I'm damn smart but also damn un-productive. I let you all in on a little secret.
Now remember this is top secret so don't tell anyone!
I have a notebook that I use to work on projects. Basically any time I get the seed of an idea I start scratching it out. It covers the whole gamut of things; Ideas for websites, computer software, businesses, etc, etc. If my brain thinks of something that could possibly be a job for me I start writing about it.
The problem is none of these ideas ever shell out. I bet on average I get 1-2 ideas a month that could work. I'll spend maybe a week just writing stuff down. Maybe another week or two re-reading the notes, scribbles, etc. Then I just forget it about. By then I've usually come up with so new germ of an idea to work on.
The stuff I write is very technical. We're not talking like I just write down "start a store to sell stuff". I get very technical into the details of stuff. Like right now I'm playing with developing a web application framework. What's that you ask? Simply it's software a programmer would want for building web applications. It's pretty complex but the main thing is it provides standard functions and tools to build and manage these applications which are the big "cool" thing right now.
I've spend a few days just fleshing out some thoughts on it. Following my usual plan I'll get bored with it in another week or so. I just can't figure out what's wrong with me. Why do I spend all the time working on these things but never fulfill them? It just boggles my mind.
Oh well I'm going to get some lunch. So what suggestions do people have for me? Remember I had two teeth taken out and so far I've been eating nothing but soft foods like oatmeal and soup! Doc says another week before eating hard and crunchy foods. I can't wait. I want some extra crispy bacon!
on 10/08/2003 at 01:56 PM