Startup crack
Written by admin on January 24th, 2010The web is a drug. This is nothing new to most people, but it can be a problem when trying to get something done that doesn’t actually need to get done. I mean, I don’t have to work on my website. I’m not going to lose income by not working on it…there isn’t anything to lose yet.
One of my biggest problems is that there are a ridiculous number of websites out there dedicated to starting businesses. And I’m not just talking about the V1@GRa reselling business. Twitter, newspaper sites, university sites, the large number of web savvy business founders who also blog all lead to wasted time.
It is similar to what can happen if you watch food network. You get the feeling of accomplishment by watching without the actual accomplishment. I like to read these sites because I want to know everything that I don’t know that I don’t know. Lots of these sites are just about giving you a boost of confidence, some are about tools, some legal issues, some case studies, some business strategy… I’m getting better at discerning the type and quality of a post by the title. Who am I kidding, though, I usually read it regardless the type. I love reading the stories of hardship turned into success, but those are also usually the longest ones.
My method of dealing with this startup crack is to reboot the computer into Linux and do my coding without email or twitter open. I have purposely decided not to use dedicated email or twitter clients on the Linux partition and it has helped keep me on task. So when I come to a period of time where I expect to have uninterrupted time, I make a decision to either reboot and work, or stay in windows and browse my addiction.
Some crack for your perusal:
Does anyone have some startup or other web crack that they cannot get away from?
