Posted by prakhar897 1/27/2026
I still believe there's a mise en place step before doing the thing, when quality counts.
Doing the thing is going to involve both direct steps, and indirect steps necessary to do the direct steps.
Not doing the thing involves doing things other than the shortest/safest/effective path to getting the thing done.
I have found these articles on the exact same topic to be creating more actionable mindset.
1. The cult of done by No Boilderplate: https://youtu.be/bJQj1uKtnus?si=efV5OTF35LcDjuN3. Through the years, I have come back to this video many a times and even have the Cult of Done manifesto (snipped from this video) stuck on to my wall.
2. High agency by George Mack: https://www.highagency.com/. This is a long form article and sitting and just reading it has helped me unblock myself. I have a bookmark of this on my favourites bar at all times.
But as a metaphor for other creative pursuits, my experience is that most of the time when people are "planning" or working on other things that they like to believe will help them do the thing... they are really just avoiding doing the thing.
People spend years doing "world-building" and writing character backgrounds and never write the damn book. Aspiring musicians spend thousands collecting instruments and never make a song.
As you say, if it's just for fun, that's all fine. But if the satisfaction you want comes from the result of the thing, you have to do the thing.
Edit: Seems like a way to show they’re looking for roles, I guess.