𝚊𝚎𝚗𝚘 ⌨️1d ago
Ricki Bowie Knives Tarr
How do you do projects?
I start many projects, and rarely finish any.
45.2%
I start a single project, and finish it.
5.7%
I have multiple projects going, and finish them al
12.9%
Projects are not meant to be done.
19.1%
People have time for projects?!
17.2%
Poll ended at .
Jun 24 at 4:51pmWeb
Show threadExtreme Electronics1d ago

@RickiTarr I start many projects and finish a good proportion.

Sorry not in the list :)

Show threadRolf Blijleven1d ago
@Extelec +1 @RickiTarr
Show threadskze1d ago

@Extelec @RickiTarr just wanted to say this!

I also love to do projects that don't have a "finished" state. Like, you never "finish" organising a monthly community meeting, or running a blog. I love projects that I am part of for a while, but can leave for something else when the joy of contributing moves to other places

Show threadBAD BURNS aka Knitting Dyke1d ago
@RickiTarr I have multiple projects going and finish most of them
Show threadVeronica 🤷‍♀️1d ago
@KnittingDyke
also
@RickiTarr
Show threadEllenInEdmonton 1d ago
@KnittingDyke @RickiTarr
Same. Some take a very long time to complete!
Show threadWandering Hermit1d ago

@RickiTarr

I start many projects, finish about 70% of them and abandon the rest.

This does NOT imply that I finish any of them in a timely manner.

Show threadRRB1d ago

@RickiTarr It is easy to finish multiple simultaneous projects if you are a stoic masochist.

And an asshole.

Show threadelverkonge1d ago
@RickiTarr All projects have been dealt with the same as long term plans - sent to the circular file.
Show threadLarge Format Projectionist1d ago

@RickiTarr

There is no state called "finished" in the definition of "projects."

Don't cloud my mind with facts, I like living on the banks of DeNial.

Show threadMeadow1d ago

@RickiTarr
It takes me forever to finish anything, but the chemical explosion in the brain when I've set myself up to complete multiple projects in one day?

Glorious.

Show threadjustmichelle1d ago
@RickiTarr I voted for multiple projects. I finish most of them. Eventually. I do have a huge knitting project on very tiny needle that has been on time out for a year. But I will get back to it someday.
Show threadKierkegaanks regretfully1d ago
@RickiTarr i used to be 1) but now i’m 4)
Show threadRob van Kan1d ago
@RickiTarr I would vote for the first option, but I'm past that. I don't start projects anymore because I don't finish them anyway.
Show threadGeoff Coffey1d ago

@RickiTarr Oh so close. I have multiple projects going, and finish NONE of them.

(Although I should say I'm not sore about it at all. Projects are supposed to be fun and as soon as they're not fun I kick them to the curb. And for me, figuring projects out is the fun part…)

Show threadRicki Bowie Knives Tarr1d ago
@gwcoffey I agree, if it's a personal project, you don't need that kind of pressure, otherwise it's just a job.
Show threadShadedlady21h ago
@RickiTarr @gwcoffey thank you for those wise words
Show threadJohn Maxwell1d ago
@gwcoffey @RickiTarr - Projects fall into two categories: Projects I need to get done and don't, and projects that aren't supposed to have a defined end point, and don't.
Show threadFredrik Graver1d ago

@RickiTarr @CiaraNi I have embraced option 4. and much happier for it.

Anyone who chose option 3. is a freak. There is simply no universe where that is normal.

Show threadThe Witch of Crow Briar1d ago
@fgraver @RickiTarr @CiaraNi Option 2 imust be made up, right?? It’s just there to catch sociopaths who can lie without feeling shame. Right??! 😭😭😅
Show threadFredrik Graver1d ago
@crowbriarhexe @RickiTarr @CiaraNi I’m with you on that. At first I just skipped over it as my brain simply could not make sense of those particular words in that sequence.
Show threadAndy Hort1d ago

@RickiTarr

⚪ What's a project?

Show threadCat1d ago
@RickiTarr there are the projects I start and immediately abandon, and then there are the projects I start, work really hard on, and THEN abandon
Show threadCromley1d ago
@RickiTarr Two professional project management certifications and I chose #3. But only because the implied deadline on my unfinished projects is my expiration date, and I'm SURE I'll get around to all of them by then 😀
Show threadMute Dog Brewing1d ago
@RickiTarr I start many projects, work on them sporadically, accomplish a decent amount of them eventually, usually.
Show threadBoneHouseWasps🔶🇬🇧🇪🇺1d ago
@RickiTarr I do finish them. Eventually...
Show threadCharlotte Walker1d ago
@RickiTarr I think it’s fair to say that I am not a “completer/finisher” personality type 😬
Show threadKroppeb1d ago
@RickiTarr I used to start projects and never finish them and now I lack the motivation to start any :(
Show threadLee from Colorado1d ago
@RickiTarr I said "many projects and finish them all", even though the truth is that I finish many of them but not all ...
Show threadMats Holberg 🇺🇦1d ago
@RickiTarr A really fascinating question because it makes me realize I might be an outlier as someone who never even thinks in terms of projects—only individual tasks.
Show threadAlien_Sunset1d ago

@RickiTarr Need a “i have multiple projects going and finish some”

doing multiple projects at once means slower progress & sometimes a project is on the go long enough for me to realize it’s flawed or i don’t actually need/want it, or it’s windows for use has closed, so it gets scrapped

& then there are things that go un done for so long they appear abandoned but then suddenly something pings & it gets finished in one go

& yes, there is indeed the occasional project that just never gets done

Show threadParade du Grotesque 💀1d ago

@RickiTarr

Projects??!! In this economy?

Show threadRené1d ago
@RickiTarr Which ones? Did you mean pet projects?
Show threadRicki Bowie Knives Tarr1d ago
@rene Yes
Show threadcomputer toucher ._.1d ago
@RickiTarr

i have ~3 projects going on
Show threadtsykoduk 1d ago

@RickiTarr my honest reply would be

“I think about many projects. I start some. I finish a small percentage”

Show threadJenny Fx1d ago
@RickiTarr I finish projects when the product is for other people but not so.much when it's for myself.
Show threadNomdeb1d ago
@RickiTarr I need a start multiple projects, and finish most, but not all. I do crack myself up. I recently retired. YAY time for hobbies like #NDBProjectLaser and what do I do????? I commit to making cake toppers for children's' birthdays. There is NO deadline like a child's birthday. No bumping it off by a day or two. <g> I don't promise as many now. I learned my lesson. :)
Show threadRoss of Ottawa13h ago

@RickiTarr it's the journey, not the destination.

And often it's imagining the journey in detail without ever embarking on it.

Show threadMikko12h ago

@RickiTarr

If your projects are some kind of building, it is helpful if you have two going. It is nice to work on something while something other is drying. Watching glue or paint dry tends to be kinda drag.