Perfectionism is the root of my procrastination.

Like this saying goes, the last 20% of completing a project takes 80% of the time. It’s easy to get carried away trying to ensure everything is perfect, and this is especially true if you’re working on a passion project.

This is something I personally notice with this blog and with working on the projects around the house. I have a high degree of motivation when starting a new project, but there comes a point where that excitement is traded for apathy. Once that initial excitement dies down, I find it really challenging to keep my interest in the project.

Deadlines are important.

Frankly, I’ve been treating this place with zero respect. When I first started this blog I had high hopes of posting frequently with all types of content: tutorials, game devlogs, reviews, and any topics I found interesting. Because it was a personal project, I believed the freedom from deadlines would motivate me to have a high level of creativity. Essentially creating a self-perpetuating loop of creativity. However, without the discipline to finish a project—blog post— from start to finish in a reasonable timeframe, I found myself drowning in the direction of this place.