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Comment by lakotasapa

2 days ago

Co-conspirator. Having someone you can bounce ideas, talk through things I found to be key. Even if it means talking to your toddler :) But in all seriousness, I found that's the only method that has in the past made me make the right decisions regardless of subject. They don't need necessarily need to hold you to your commitments but just the idea of telling them what you're trying to focus on helps tremendously. Currently, not having anyone yet having moved recently. Using my therapist ;-) One thing I found; the "co-conspirator" does not need to be a subject matter expect to any level. Just someone who's willing to listen is key.

Here are things I tried to do:

   1. Having a sounding "board" person.
   2. Taking only 5sec to help you decide.
   3. Post-it the thought/idea/notion all over the house to make focus.
   4. Talking it through to yourself.  Using yourself in a 2/3rd person.

Maybe yet another AI focused idea to solely help you stay focused and on task.

I need all of this...

Thanks for your insights. So far I've always worked on solo projects, and there's a faint glimmer of hope that having a (accountability-) partner would allow me to finally ship.