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Wendy Scott's avatar

Reminded me that big projects feel scary but are actually a collection of mundane tasks. Great article, Sabrina.

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Sabrina Ahmed's avatar

Thanks Wendy and you're spot on. When i find it a grind or am getting stuck, turning it into a game helps too just to bring some fun back into it!

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Linda Gumper's avatar

Thank you for this! I have been starting a project I have been staring at and putting it off or overthinking the heck out of it. This is precisely what I need to get me going.

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Sabrina Ahmed's avatar

That's great it's helped you get unstuck Linda. What's your first step or microstep?

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Alexander Lovell, PhD's avatar

Sabrina, this article hit home in so many ways. That "Domino Brain" concept? Absolutely brilliant and painfully relatable. I've been there, staring at a task that felt too insignificant, too basic, to even bother with, all while the bigger picture loomed like a monster. It's that feeling of wanting to orchestrate a symphony when all you really need to do is pick up a single instrument.

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Sabrina Ahmed's avatar

Ahhh Alex what a brilliant metaphor for this.

Thanks for reading. It is such a tough one when there's this tug-of-war of trying to do it 'right' and starting on the road to 'right'.

Once we flip the value of the first step, it helps unlock the rest.

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