For those that do creative projects, how do you get past choice paralysis? If you’re a writer and have 5 book ideas you feel are pretty good, how do you choose the best one to move forward with?

  • Lembot_0006@programming.dev
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    4 days ago

    I am a programmer, not a writer, so I’m not sure if my experience is relevant, but my approach is trivial: write all ideas down, because most of them will be inevitably forgotten no matter how cool they are. Then choose the one that looks the easiest to implement.

    • justdaveisfine@piefed.socialOP
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      4 days ago

      I do a little writing but the writer example is mostly because its easier to visualize.

      The choice paralysis I’m getting stuck on is indie game development - Most project choices I’m looking at are measured in several months to years of effort and that’s even in flux depending on how you approach it.

      • SGG@lemmy.world
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        3 days ago

        Pick something you know and enjoy, and what you can make with your current skill set.

        Remember that you can always make a different choice next time.

        Probably not too helpful as it’s very generic advice but I hope it helps.