>Another trick to start sloppy - you might have high expectations of your finished work.
>You want to write a great book, not just a good one. Or create a stellar artwork, or start a great business.
>All those expectations can put more pressure on you than you can bear, leading you to avoid it by procrastinating.
>Instead, you can escape those expectations by starting deliberately badly.
I use this one a lot. I always heard it called a 'vomit draft'. It really works. It's easier to see how truly terrible thing could be improved than it is to just start working from a blank slate.
>Another trick to start sloppy - you might have high expectations of your finished work.
>You want to write a great book, not just a good one. Or create a stellar artwork, or start a great business. >All those expectations can put more pressure on you than you can bear, leading you to avoid it by procrastinating. >Instead, you can escape those expectations by starting deliberately badly.
I use this one a lot. I always heard it called a 'vomit draft'. It really works. It's easier to see how truly terrible thing could be improved than it is to just start working from a blank slate.