There is an expression in many sports – “Let the thing do the work”. The thing being the ball, the puck, the ring, etc, etc. The idea behind is that you don’t have to do it all, you don’t have to hold onto everything so tight, you give it a push in the right direction and see where it goes. The same applies to your work, let your work do the work – don’t get…
Who knew that a movie made in 1977 would become a cultural lexicon and occupy it’s own day in the calendar year where we all go around saying – “May the Forth be with you?” We never knew. Who knows what your idea might take on if you put code to a keyboard, pencil to paper, or words to a book? Who knows?
Some people run sprints, they are built for it, they have the body and the leg movement to make it happen – they have an incredible kick-off which buys them that crucial few seconds to take a lead. Others are built for marathons, they can store energy, they take longer, thoughtful strides, and they set a pace and stick to it. Sprinters win short races, marathoners win long races. There’s no dispute, you train differently…
For at least 15 minutes, I was staring at my computer, trying a bunch of different tricks, searching for solutions, and restarting my computer. All because my mouse pointer had disappeared. Oh the Horror! The cause? An update waiting to be accepted. The solution? If your update is going to cause an inverse reaction to your user’s experience, perhaps try any of the following… Force the update to complete. Warn users. Fix the update? But…
You’re going to get beat down. You’re going to realize that maybe this isn’t your “thing”. You’re going to struggle with what to do next and where to go from here. You’re going to have to decide what to do. Inspiration doesn’t come from thinking about what was. It comes from moving forward, from picking yourself up, from figuring out what is next on your list. That’s how you find that lost spark to give…