I have said it before, but I love SVBTLE. That being said, this was another great article. It just repeats what has been told to you since you have been in elementary school; break down the problem.
Breaking down problems, step by step, into smaller digestible pieces allows self confidence when you can check on task off a list. It allows you to tackle one facet of the problem and stack layers of knowledge. I think the problem with most things is "paralysis by analysis"; you see a problem, say a start up idea, that you want to do but you have no idea how. You get too involved in the minutia of things and become paralyzed before you ever start.
Another great line:
"I recall a disagreement I had with a friend many years ago. My claim was that anything I set my mind to was achievable; he thought this idea was ridiculous"
Not only is this a great line, because you REALLY can accomplish anything you set your mind to, but it is also a fundamentally different way to look at the world. You see obstacles for what they are; obstacles. You don't see them as a reason why you can't do something.
The more obstacles in your way, the more reason why you have found something worth your time doing. Obstacles let you know what you're doing is important, worthwhile, and because it has obstacles you have already beat at least 50% of the people out there because they will likely give up when presented with a challenge that they do not know how to solve.
Breaking down problems, step by step, into smaller digestible pieces allows self confidence when you can check on task off a list. It allows you to tackle one facet of the problem and stack layers of knowledge. I think the problem with most things is "paralysis by analysis"; you see a problem, say a start up idea, that you want to do but you have no idea how. You get too involved in the minutia of things and become paralyzed before you ever start.
Another great line: "I recall a disagreement I had with a friend many years ago. My claim was that anything I set my mind to was achievable; he thought this idea was ridiculous"
Not only is this a great line, because you REALLY can accomplish anything you set your mind to, but it is also a fundamentally different way to look at the world. You see obstacles for what they are; obstacles. You don't see them as a reason why you can't do something.
The more obstacles in your way, the more reason why you have found something worth your time doing. Obstacles let you know what you're doing is important, worthwhile, and because it has obstacles you have already beat at least 50% of the people out there because they will likely give up when presented with a challenge that they do not know how to solve.
Great article.