The intermediate hump

When you’re young, you just do stuff. Because you don’t have much experience, you’re a beginner, and you have nothing to lose, it’s hard to overthink. As you gain experience and expertise, it’s easier to shoot down ideas quickly. When you’re in the intermediate hump, you experience being in the groove of shooting down ideas, and not giving them a chance to work out. Because you see the flaws in every idea, none of them seem worth your time. You’re also well aware of stronger, smarter, richer competitors who have made further progress in an idea you want to pursue. The best way through this hump is to get back into the groove of developing ideas, expressing them, and releasing them to other people. In doing so, you’ll harness the wisdom that comes with being an intermediate with the energy of being a beginner once again. It helps to create and own a creative surface where you can publish these ideas. (This blog is one of mine!) Three conditions to just do stuff (and minimize…