Comment by rpastuszak
1 month ago
I wish they shared some links, regardless how small and unfinished the work is! Seeing the process is often more interesting to me than the finished product instead. Also, it’s an easier way of getting more focus: if it’s out there, it’s real and not 100% under your control. (We tend to be more scared of the emotions/feelings we might might experience rather than what would cause them)
I maintain a list of projects I made for my own well-being: https://untested.sonnet.io/notes/projects-and-apps-i-built-f...
"We tend to be more scared of the emotions/feelings we might might experience rather than what would cause them"
You nailed it. Keeping it private allows the fear to grow, but shipping it makes it just a "thing" in the world. Here's my first prototype: https://seton.run
It's a very simple Pomodoro-ish timer, but designed to visualize your accumulated effort. Seeing the concrete data of "time spent" creates a positive feedback loop that helps me stick to the finish line.
I'll check out your list. It seems we are exploring the same problem space.