SPA 50 - Overcommitting: How to Determine What is Worth Your Time
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Happy Christmastime Veteran's Day podcast! (It's Veteran's Day-ish when this was recorded, but Christmas-ish when it's going live)
We answer a voicemail about building a website, then jump into the topic: "overcommitting."
Basically, "overcommitting" is committing to too much at one time. How do you know you're overcommitted? Can you effectively diagnose overcommitment?
Justin: "When I have to start sacrificing time with my family because there's too much on my plate." Also, "I use a stick-on whiteboard where I put all my books and ideas, then I just do what I want." Kevin: "Doing too many tasks or things that don't coincide with my long-term goals." Also: "My whole life, I've always balanced my life and tackled projects, but it's always been in my head." Neil Gaiman's commencement speech What would you tell newer writers/authors?
Kevin: "Beware of chasing the good ideas!" Justin: "Don't be afraid to overcommit, to a degree." Nick: "Plan in your 20s so you can do what you want in your 50s."
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