It’s sad, but yes, it’s true. I used to think it was Attention Deficit Disorder, but it’s not. A.D.D. means you’re easily distracted from getting one thing done. Well, that’s not really my problem. I don’t get distracted; I’m just afraid of finishing something, because I’m afraid it will not turn out to be what I wanted it to be.

I’ve always been a perfectionist. I get very troubled if things don’t go my way, or don’t turn out perfectly.

The thing is, not that many people care about perfect things. In-fact if something is too perfect, they tend to go for the other not-so-perfect stuff. So, there it is. My weakness. Feel free to exploit it, because many have. I’m only now realizing this. To my credit, some people don’t realize this till their well into their 50′s. Lucky for me.
So, here’s my solution. I’m going to finish something. It may not be the uber-leet, perfect, 5-star product that many expect, most don’t care about, and I would only settle for… before; but it will be something useful and worth using. I’m going to center my attention to one particular field, which should ease my stress level quite a bit. Then I’m going to break down my field, get up-to-date in all of the things required for it, and start building again. You’ll see what I mean in the weeks to come.

This is my new GTD scheme.

• Pick a field
• Get good at it
• Make something useful
• Stay productive

Comments welcome.

David Bixler