When doing less is better than planning to do more15 Aug 2008
Treat myself like an actual client. In some ways, better than my actual clients, with the idea of then taking what I learned and treating my clients better.
I had such grandiose plans for The Summer. I was going to finally sit down and design myself a Real Identity System™. Then, once that was complete, I was going to completely overhaul my current website with said Real Identity System™. I was going to do both The Right Way™ — tons of research and sketching for the identity system, wireframes and information architecture for the website. Treat myself like an actual client. In some ways, better than my actual clients, with the idea of then taking what I learned and treating my clients better. Unfortunately, The Summer just ain’t what it used to be.
So, here I am in the middle of August. I have a brand new logo (which you can see at the top of my site). It’s the first real logo I’ve ever had, and I’m really happy with it. Logo design is one of those sub-disciplines that some people are naturally good at. I am not naturally good at logo design. But I sketched for a solid 2 weeks, then refined for a solid 3 weeks, and I think I cracked the logo design nut. And hopefully won’t have to do so for a while again. In the few weeks since I finished it, I’ve made several attempts to design myself a new website and/or make actual letterhead/business cards. I seem to have run out of steam and summer, though.
I found myself in a familiar predicament. Do I let this new logo, that I’m happy with, sit and wait for the rest of my Real Identity System™ to catch up? I’ve been there before, and that wait can become eternal. Or, do I make the best of it, and incorporate my new logo into my current site. I obviously chose the latter. I’ll admit it’s a bit of a kludge, but it works. And hopefully, staring at the imperfectness of it for a while will get me back in the mood to tackle the rest of my plan.
On a personal note, this is something that I tend to do often — finish a task/plan/idea to the point where I feel I’ve learned enough, then move on to the next task/plan/idea. There’s so much that I want to learn and do that Finishing Something usually feels like a waste of time. My Grandfather would roll over in his grave if he knew that’s how I went through life. He was the quintessential “Do Something Right, or Don’t Do It At All” man. I wish he was still alive to help me through my “2nd-half ADD.” I’m currently at the halfway mark of this book — and this book and this book. Maybe there’s enough Summer left to finish at least one…
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prasala | 31 Aug 2008 | 7:40 AM
No, I am totally against of your opinion.You have to plan more then only you will achieve atleast few of it and try to work according to it.
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Web Design LA | 9 Sep 2008 | 6:51 AM
I have experienced it.
I massed up with lots of things when i started my business.
I planned many stuffs but still haven’t implemented it.
Thanks for sharing true things
business cards | 28 Sep 2008 | 2:48 AM
Many parts of that post sound like me. Although I think it’s just a different age than your grandfather was in. Ever since call waiting, the days of starting one thing and finishing one thing at a time have been fading away.
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Web Design | 28 Sep 2008 | 3:58 AM
All big direction is always fail to achieve their goal for the perfect planing. I have face some problem for my preplanned decision.
Thank you very much to remember us again that planing is the key to implement the decision.
Restaurant website design | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:29 PM
I obviously chose the latter. I’ll admit it’s a bit of a kludge, but it works. And hopefully, staring at the imperfectness of it for a while will get me back in the mood to tackle the rest of my plan.
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No i think planning for more is much better, so the result and the quality will be more perfectly done.
Thanks for sharing this read with us, and good luck.
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Just try to do what you are able to do and do it right, instead of trying to do more and messing up the whole thing.
Rthna | 22 Oct 2008 | 10:24 AM
This is a really good read for me, Yes, the article is very much true , doing less is better than planning to do more and messing it up.This truth should always remembered.GREAT !!!!
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Great article, well said. Sometimes it truly is better to do LESS~
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Less things but improving the quality of them of course works better.
steve | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:45 PM
i say go with your idea, and move on, if you start second guessing yourself that can lead down a bad path, move forward and take what you have learned with you
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Everything start with planning right. When you’re thinking of doing something, you can’t just stand up and do it right a way, it has to be carefully planned so as to get the perfect output that you’re hoping for.
It’s okay to have a few rocky road during the implementation, as long as you’re plans are already set. Like having plan A, B, C, and so on. There are a lot of ways in planning, as long as there is patience and discipline.
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| think planning for more is much better.
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jessica | 20 Nov 2008 | 7:41 AM
There is a saying that my boss used to tell me “ Are you planning for work? or working for plan “ and I will answer him that I am working according to the plan.It doesn’t matter how much you plan,But you should be aware whether you are implementing the plans in the right time or not.
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Just | 22 Nov 2008 | 8:40 AM
AFAIK the answer to the “There is a saying that my boss used to tell me Are you planning for work?” is yes
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