Making Things Fast

A version of a talk I give about remaining motivated and getting projects finished

Transcript

1. Making Things Fast Saturday, 3 December 2011
2. Leila Johnston Copywriter at ‘agile’ digital co Made by Many Magazine/newspaper background Two humour books BBC Comedy Online columnist, Radio 4 WIRED UK contributor Co-creator of iTunes top 50 podcast, Shift Run Stop Saturday, 3 December 2011
3. Three Golden Rules Saturday, 3 December 2011
4. Three Golden Rules 1. Stop caring. Saturday, 3 December 2011
5. Three Golden Rules 1. Stop caring. 2. Stop having ambition. Saturday, 3 December 2011
6. Three Golden Rules 1. Stop caring. 2. Stop having ambition. 3. Stop making claims. Saturday, 3 December 2011
7. 1. Stop Caring Saturday, 3 December 2011
8. 1. Stop Caring 1. Stop caring about past projects. Saturday, 3 December 2011
9. 1. Stop Caring 1. Stop caring about past projects. 2. Stop caring about possible future aims. Saturday, 3 December 2011
10. 1. Stop Caring 1. Stop caring about past projects. 2. Stop caring about possible future aims. 3. Stop caring about it being perfect, it never will be. Saturday, 3 December 2011
11. 1. Stop Caring 1. Stop caring about past projects. 2. Stop caring about possible future aims. 3. Stop caring about it being perfect, it never will be. STO P RO M A N TICISIN G TH E IDEA Saturday, 3 December 2011
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15. If you love it, let it go Saturday, 3 December 2011
16. If you love it, let it go • Be generous with your ideas Saturday, 3 December 2011
17. If you love it, let it go • Be generous with your ideas • Collect them constantly Saturday, 3 December 2011
18. If you love it, let it go • Be generous with your ideas • Collect them constantly • Don’t be left with one thing to hang onto Saturday, 3 December 2011
19. If you love it, let it go • Be generous with your ideas • Collect them constantly • Don’t be left with one thing to hang onto • Make it. Then forget it Saturday, 3 December 2011
20. The past... is OVER! Saturday, 3 December 2011
21. The past... is OVER! “I had the idea for Twitter years ago” Saturday, 3 December 2011
22. The past... is OVER! “I had the idea for Twitter years ago” “I once wrote a book” Saturday, 3 December 2011
23. The past... is OVER! “I had the idea for Twitter years ago” “I once wrote a book” “We once won a prize” Saturday, 3 December 2011
24. The past... is OVER! “I had the idea for Twitter years ago” “I once wrote a book” “We once won a prize” “I was on the internet before anyone else” Saturday, 3 December 2011
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26. “ I was one of the first bloggers” Saturday, 3 December 2011
27. “ I was one of the first bloggers” Saturday, 3 December 2011
28. “ I was one of the first bloggers” Saturday, 3 December 2011
29. “ I was one of the first bloggers” Saturday, 3 December 2011
30. Defend motivation AT ALL COSTS Saturday, 3 December 2011
31. Motivation Time Typical project Saturday, 3 December 2011
32. Motivation Time Typical project Saturday, 3 December 2011
33. Motivation Time Typical project GREAT IDEA! Saturday, 3 December 2011
34. Motivation Time Typical project GREAT IDEA! (It’s never going to happen) Saturday, 3 December 2011
35. Motivation Time Fast project Find people to inspire you. Keep making. Saturday, 3 December 2011
36. Motivation Time GREAT IDEA! Fast project Find people to inspire you. Keep making. Saturday, 3 December 2011
37. Motivation Time GREAT IDEA! Fast project Find people to inspire you. Keep making. What’s next? Saturday, 3 December 2011
38. Inspirational speed makers Saturday, 3 December 2011
39. Dominic Wilcox “30 day speed creating project” • £10 a day • Every day for a month Saturday, 3 December 2011
40. •Every weekday for a year •Now massively famous Ze Frank “The Show” Saturday, 3 December 2011
41. • Every week for a year • Now massively famous Jonathan Coulton Saturday, 3 December 2011
42. 2. Stop Having Ambition Saturday, 3 December 2011
43. 2. Stop Having Ambition • It means you’re not happy YET Saturday, 3 December 2011
44. 2. Stop Having Ambition • It means you’re not happy YET • You’re looking at everyone else Saturday, 3 December 2011
45. 2. Stop Having Ambition • It means you’re not happy YET • You’re looking at everyone else • Ambition is calculation, not compulsion. If you’re imagining, you’re not doing Saturday, 3 December 2011
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48. Forget viral Saturday, 3 December 2011
49. Forget viral • Again, if you’re thinking about the future, you’re not thinking about what you can make today. Saturday, 3 December 2011
50. Forget viral • Again, if you’re thinking about the future, you’re not thinking about what you can make today. • Untrain yourself from thinking about what’s next. Saturday, 3 December 2011
51. Forget viral • Again, if you’re thinking about the future, you’re not thinking about what you can make today. • Untrain yourself from thinking about what’s next. • If it’s out of your hands, it’s not interesting. Saturday, 3 December 2011
52. 3. Stop making claims Saturday, 3 December 2011
53. 3. Stop making claims • To yourself Saturday, 3 December 2011
54. 3. Stop making claims • To yourself • To your employers Saturday, 3 December 2011
55. 3. Stop making claims • To yourself • To your employers • Let others make up their own minds based on evidence Saturday, 3 December 2011
56. 3. Stop making claims • To yourself • To your employers • Let others make up their own minds based on evidence • Claiming slows you down! Saturday, 3 December 2011
57. Make THINGS not statements of intent Saturday, 3 December 2011
58. Make THINGS not statements of intent All supplementary writing = distance. Saturday, 3 December 2011
59. Make THINGS not statements of intent All supplementary writing = distance. Something that exists is always better than something that doesn’t. Saturday, 3 December 2011
60. Make THINGS not statements of intent All supplementary writing = distance. Something that exists is always better than something that doesn’t. Except unicorns. Saturday, 3 December 2011
61. Make THINGS not statements of intent All supplementary writing = distance. Something that exists is always better than something that doesn’t. Except unicorns. Saturday, 3 December 2011
62. All comedy is fast Saturday, 3 December 2011
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65. • Comedy writing is just improv + edit • Practice improvising fun Saturday, 3 December 2011
66. Barriers to fast making Worrying about what may happen. Thinking you’ll never have a good idea again. Thinking it has to be successful. Describing instead of doing (CVs, About Me) Saturday, 3 December 2011
67. Solutions Play pointlessly. Detach from all goals. Make partial things. Make regularly, make fast. The faster you are, the more you can make! Saturday, 3 December 2011
68. Leila Johnston FinalBullet.com @FinalBullet Saturday, 3 December 2011