Why You Should Do the Boring Bit First: Lessons from Starting Over (Again and Again)

Update: 2025-08-24

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How many times have you started something and hit a wall? Or lost your way and given up? Maybe you started over and hit the same problems? Here are some thoughts on how to get past that.

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Why You Should Do the Boring Bit First: Lessons from Starting Over (Again and Again)

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Why You Should Do the Boring Bit First: Lessons from Starting Over (Again and Again)

Peter Witham

Why You Should Do the Boring Bit First: Lessons from Starting Over (Again and Again)