Comments on: Yeti shaving and the project kill file

By: Finally spotting the blindingly obvious — Chocolate and Vodka

Finally spotting the blindingly obvious — Chocolate and Vodka — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:26:11 +0000

[...] experiences of women in tech. But, as per my earlier post, I’d have to confess that those are Yetis. I never did them not because they aren’t good ideas, or that the community might not see [...]

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:33:23 +0000

I find that it helps me set ideas aside if I take a little bit of time–say 15 minutes–writing down the idea. I put the file in my repository or make a backup, and then I feel safe to let them drift out of my mind because they’re still there, in a file. I can look at it in the future if I at some point have no ideas, or if I have a vague recollection of a good idea I had at one point and want to return to once I have time, but for the present, I can forget them.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:52:44 +0000

Hey, good for you! It sounds like you have taken a HUGE step. Good luck! I can’t wait to read more of your work!

By: Stephanie Booth

Stephanie Booth — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:19:45 +0000

Yay! Sounds like a really good decision. I think it’s a really important step to realize that you might, in life, choose not to do things that you actually want to do, because they would get in the way of doing things that you want to do even more.