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On finishing projects

Finishing projects is surprisingly difficult for me. I've started and restarted this essay several times over the course of the last three months, trying to figure out what I want to say, trying to make it a little less crappy.

I started it because I wanted to dip my toes into mobile development and learn more about push notifications, but I keep uncovering new issues that prevent me from launching. In the same way that journaling can alleviate anxiety by externalizing it, writing publicly encourages you to process your thoughts more rigorously, and launching an app forces you to find out if your idea has legs or not. Timeboxing helps me stay focused and removes the temptation to spend too much time on solved problems like implementing auth or designing a landing page.

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