My biggest enemy, my nemesis, is the Big Picture. My brain sees a large goal ahead of itself. It loves to play far into the future and dream big. This hinders the daily work. This is my problem.
The best way to defeat your nemesis is to first understand who it is. Take time to figure out your biggest problem, your nemesis and define it. If it is defined then you can take steps to crush him. Yes, I mean crush him. You don’t want to play around with a nemesis, you want him defeated and gone right? Don’t put him in a room with an elaborate contraption that will kill him in 3 hours and leave. Crush him now!
Sorry, I got carried away there, What I do to keep myself motivated on the short term while my brain intently works on the long term plan is create very small goals to get me there. Small goals lead you, like bread crumbs, to your larger goal, say like a finished game.
If I were to do what my brain wanted to, I would be trying to create an entire game, that is demoralizing quickly. Instead we plan out small tasks. these give me the opportunity for Victory over my nemesis daily, if not every few hours or minutes. This keeps me energized, and excited. So now I am not just leaving my nemesis to die in an elaborate contraption over time, I’m crushing him one small task at a time. In the end my large goal will be complete, a nice game for all of you to enjoy.
