Find the music you need to get that mountain of work done. Play it on repeat for 4 – 5 hours. Lock into it with your headphones. Play it over and over again. Get it done.
I haven’t workshopped in a few years. Haven’t had the opportunity to get together with people in a room, ad-hoc, and workshop a problem. It’s something that gets scheduled now, gets pushed out, and gets delayed. And yet, when there is a problem at hand, it’s the most powerful tool that we have to use. “Let’s get in a room now and discuss” – I miss hearing that.
This guy got it right (and did a great job illustrating it). My favourite test for any team that is struggling – ask yourself what kind of plane, with your current culture and team – you would end up creating. Would it get off the ground? Would it have a beverage cart? Could it land? It’s a fun exercise that gets the point of where you need to work across pretty quickly. The below comic…
If you’re stuck on what to do next, how long it’s going to take, whether it’s worth it to start, and on and on and on – all those great arguments that start with – “I can’t get enough done in that little bit of time…” Go to Google Timer, set it to 30 minutes, hide the browser, and work. After 5 minutes, you’ll forget it’s there. After 10 minutes, you’ll be frustrated you’re not…
If it was easy to find the dream job, reaching the apex of your career, batting 1.000. Everyone would be doing it. But everyone’s not doing it, so keep chasing. Because not everyone does.