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I have one...a major project,...

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I have one...a major project,...

I have one…a major project, that’s been sitting like a monkey on my back for over 6 months now. The longer it goes, the more I cringe. And its ridiculous, really, but every time I go near doing it, even the little next action, I just freeze up and turn off. The worst part about it is that I really like doing it…but now that I am thinking about it, perhaps I’m frozen on it because there is another task that isn’t nearly so urgent that is still dependent on it—and that’s the one that really frightens me. Silly silly all of it—because if I just did both tasks, they would and I would succeed. And I suppose therein lies the fear. Amazing how neurotic the human mind can become…being afraid of success, jeesh.

Thanks for the great reminder. I think I need to make an entire week a CRINGE week. ;-)

Cringe-Busting your TODO list By: Merlin Mann (43 replies) May 23, 2005 - 4:58am
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