My Thoughts on Various Topics

Shortcuts to pages of particular interest to me

• My Dashboard
• Entrepreneurship / Business (Private)
• Entrepreneurship / Business (Public)
• Programming / Software Development / Computer Science

A reminder: I have unrefined drafts of ideas in this forum, and I discuss controversial and complicated topics. Please excuse anything I say that’s uninformed; if you let me know how I’m mistaken and I find you convincing, I’ll revise what I’ve written. I am no stranger to changing my mind on things.

Major behavioral problems I need to fix

1. Not focusing (My weaknesses)
   
   1. Related: Procrastinating / Anxiety / Making Excuses / "I can't do this now because ..."
      1. Related: Not tracking my time.
   2. Related: Giving up / not persevering / not being persistent
      1. Fretting / panicking / reacting to a new problem with dismay rather than an aggressive attitude
2. Not spending my time according to a top-down plan (My weaknesses)
   
   1. Related: I don't have a good system for keeping things top-of-mind that I should be keeping top-of-mind.
      1. Example: Things I can do when I have a spare moment.
      2. Example: Major weaknesses that I should be keeping an eye out for / correcting when I notice them.
3. Feeling overwhelmed by large problems (My weaknesses)
4. I often think too much; I spend too much time thinking about a problem instead of just trying to jump in and tackle whatever tiny piece I can get started with.
5. I don't reach out to people enough. I want to be like Richard Branson when he was creating his magazine: totally comfortable with reaching out to strangers who may be able to help me.
6. I can be a pushover at times. In trying to be friendly / a good person, I'll let people take my money/time when it's not a good deal for me.
7. Meta: Follow the Ben Franklin approach and focus on improving a single characteristic for two weeks at a time!
8. Minor: Not spending my money in interesting / creative ways