The Guru College

Stop Planning and Start Making

“Measure twice, cut once.”

That only works if you know exactly what you are trying to build beforehand. I plotted and planned and thought about my computer desk for weeks if not months before driving down to the local hardware store, getting the wood and actually starting on the project. When it came down to it, I scrapped all the plans I’d drawn up, reworked the idea in my head quickly, and started cutting and building. The end result isn’t perfect, but it works, and it’s better than the card table I had been using.

I’m now getting that feeling with the bookshelves that I need to make to put on top of the desk. I have all these elaborate plans in my head, but when it comes down to it, it’s time to just get it done. There’s a point at which you have to cut free and just start doing something. Shipping is a feature.

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