putting the cart before the horse
I got this neat idea last week for a writing project, something that is probably short term (i.e. a defined end, rather than an ongoing project - but who knows). It's something that would lend itself well to a series as part of an existing blog, or a newsletter.
Tonight I started researching options for self-hosting a newsletter (because I don't want to pay for a service, and I have my own hosting setups already). I had to stop myself.
Sure, I'm excited to create a new thing, but shouldn't I focus on the what and not the how? That's my problem, every time.
When I get excited about an idea, I need to focus on the idea itself and stop thinking about all the ways I could potentially distribute it to people.
Sometimes I need someone to give my head a good shake. Glad I did it myself this time around.