Okay, let’s talk about what I called “drive season 1”. It wasn’t about cars or anything, just my own label for a period where I needed to seriously kickstart something.
Getting Started
I felt like I was spinning my wheels for a while. Lots of ideas, not much actual doing. So, I decided I needed a focused push. Called it “drive season 1” to make it sound a bit more official to myself, you know? The goal was simple: get one specific project off the ground, something tangible.
First thing I did was clear the decks. Told myself, no new distractions for this period. Picked one idea I’d been kicking around – a little tool to help me organize my digital notes better. Nothing fancy, just something useful for me.
The Process – Just Doing It
Alright, so I sat down at the computer. Didn’t really plan meticulously. That was part of the problem before, too much planning, not enough action. This time, it was about momentum.
- I just created a new folder. That was step one. Sounds dumb, but it’s a start.
- Opened up my code editor. Stared at the blank screen for a bit.
- Wrote the first few lines of code. Didn’t even know if they were right, just got something down.
- Then I focused on one tiny piece: reading a single note file. Got that working.
- Next, figuring out how to list all the note files in a directory. Took a while, fiddled around.
- Kept adding small bits. How to tag a note? How to search by tag?
It wasn’t smooth. Some days I’d spend an hour and feel like I got nothing done. Just wrestled with some stupid bug or got stuck trying to figure out the next logical step. But the key was showing up. I had blocked out time, usually early morning before the day got crazy, and I just forced myself to sit there and work on this project, even if it was just for 30 minutes.
What Happened
Slowly, it started taking shape. It wasn’t pretty code, mind you. Probably lots of ways to do it better. But it worked. I could point it at my notes folder, and it would list them, let me add a tag, search a bit. Basic, but functional.
The main thing wasn’t even the tool itself, though it’s kinda handy. The real win was breaking that feeling of being stuck. Just the act of consistently building something, day by day, even small steps, rebuilt that momentum. I proved to myself I could still get stuff done.
End of Season 1
So, “drive season 1” wrapped up. I had a working prototype, version 0.1, let’s call it. More importantly, I felt that energy again. Ready to actually plan a bit more for season 2, maybe refactor the messy parts, add some more serious features. But the first step, the getting started part, that was season 1. Just pure, unadulterated doing. It worked for me.
