7 guidelines for challenging projects


	7 guidelines for challenging projects

willhelm

4-26-2008 10:07 PM

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4-26-2008 10:53 PM

merrie

Excellent clip Thanks willhelm

4-27-2008 3:01 AM

abailart

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/727b6d81-ac7a-4646-8e07-5a7eb6a9f21a/8143B7DE-7D03-4A33-BB73-EE849CC3A08C/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://lifedev.net/2008/04/7-guidelines-for-getting-down-and-dirty-with-challenging-projects/" href="http://lifedev.net/2008/04/7-guidelines-for-getting-down-and-dirty-with-challenging-projects/" style="font-size: 11px;">lifedev.net</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifedev.net/2008/04/7-guidelines-for-getting-down-and-dirty-with-challenging-projects/"><SPAN id="nl1d"><STRONG id="ij8r">Start small.</STRONG></SPAN> Projects can get depressing because we tend to only think about how big they are and how much time they’ll take. Break the problem into parts, instead of looking for a solution for the <STRONG id="kwc-">entire</STRONG> project. It’s much easier to find solutions for small problems than complicated problems.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifedev.net/2008/04/7-guidelines-for-getting-down-and-dirty-with-challenging-projects/">Once you figure out little by little about what it’s going to take the finish the project, start mapping tiny dates that you think you can have X done. Just enough to keep you focused, but not enough to freak you out.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifedev.net/2008/04/7-guidelines-for-getting-down-and-dirty-with-challenging-projects/">Starting with what you know about the problem is always the best way to find solutions. If the problem is complicated, make sure to constantly be looking over what you know. What you know clues you in on what you need to find out.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifedev.net/2008/04/7-guidelines-for-getting-down-and-dirty-with-challenging-projects/">Worrying about details at the beginning is an easy way to lose focus.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifedev.net/2008/04/7-guidelines-for-getting-down-and-dirty-with-challenging-projects/">Don’t limit yourself to what you know. If you can’t find a simple solution, start thinking big.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifedev.net/2008/04/7-guidelines-for-getting-down-and-dirty-with-challenging-projects/">try looking for simple, obvious solutions first.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifedev.net/2008/04/7-guidelines-for-getting-down-and-dirty-with-challenging-projects/">Ask advice.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/8143B7DE-7D03-4A33-BB73-EE849CC3A08C/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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