Entry 33 - Failing This Project

The plan for this blog was to write an entry everyday.  This project was a means for me to "cure" my procrastination which has been troubling me for quite some time now.  I want to correct this problem because I feel I've lost a lot of chances due to this.

Well, I've somewhat failed on this mission, I haven't been able to consistently write an entry a day.  I'm not giving up on this though, this time around, I'm going to fight this and not just leave it unfinished as is the case for some of my projects.  For a change, I want to finish something I started.

Entry 27 - The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good

"The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good."  I heard this quote from a TWiT episode 286.  The quote is from Voltaire, and I got really interested with it, relating it with my venture into creating my first Android application.  My progress has been slow in developing my first Android application, and hearing that quote made me realize some reasons as to why this is.  The first thing that came into my mind is that I'm trying to hard to start off perfectly with my Android development, when I really should have been concentrating on just being able to produce some results.  I'm taking too much effort into finding the right way when I could just try to produce what I want to produce.  I could always just go back next time once I learn that some of my codes could have been coded better.  At least this way, I have faster output, not necessarily the best, but it's better than having no output at all.  I have big plans for this venture, and I've already wasted a lot of time.  When I find myself wasting time again on too much perfectionism, I will remember this quote and hopefully it will put me on the right track once again.

Entry 18 - Not Afraid, Excited

Lately, I've been worried on how my life would turn out in the future.  When I was going to start my new work at Accenture, I was worried on how it may turn out.  I was worried that it wasn't going to be the way I want it to be.  I'm worried that in the future I may not have a successful life, not be able to provide a comfortable living for my future family.  These are only some of my worries and it was really affecting how I lived my life from day to day.


My girlfriend showed me another way of thinking, instead of being afraid, I should be excited.  I should be excited on the possiblities.  I should be excited that my new work would really work out for me.  I should be excited about the possiblities that may happen in the future.  I like this idea, and it makes me look forward to the future.  It helps me enjoy my life more, makes me healthier, and gives me a more positive outlook on what may happen.  This is part of my philosophy now, be excited, not afraid.