- Set unrealistic deadlines that are either too short or too long.
- Wait for the perfect conditions to launch.
- Put time and effort on any tasks that are not related to your main project .
- Beat yourself up daily for not shipping.
- Overload your to-do list with unnecessary tasks, and feel guilty for not completing them.
- Avoid seeking help at all costs and try to figure everything out by yourself.
- Keep working on your project despite feeling miserable and sacrificing your relationships with your loved ones.
- Don’t set goals. That way you’ll never know if what you did was good enough and if you’ve reached the success criteria.
- Don’t break projects into smaller, actionable steps. Focus on the entire project instead.
- Work on other less important projects, and work on your main project only when you feel like it (usually every other month).
- Promise yourself you’ll start working later in the day.
- Wait for inspiration to strike before beginning work.
- Drop your project as soon as they become challenging or boring.
- Avoid tasks you dislike, even when you know you have to do them.
- Think of the entire project each time you start and get overwhelmed by the amount of things you have to do each time you look at your to-do list.