Day 905 - Momentum-driven development - https://golifelog.com/posts/momentum-driven-development-1687606035650
[Earlier this month](https://golifelog.com/posts/not-all-features-are-created-equal-1685873032170) I questioned if the features I've been building for Lifelog recently is pushing the envelope enough. I wanted to pivot Lifelog, but I didn't know what.
I wanted to rethink, research and re-explore this side project.
I *thought* I wanted that.
But it woefully failed.
I got stuck by over-thinking, and couldn't figure out what to do. I ended up shipping slow, most of the time unsure what features I should be building, and that killed all my momentum.
The end result is nothing got shipped.
I thought I needed a higher purpose. But it seems like I was so damn wrong. I simply needed momentum. By building what I wanted, what gave me joy, it kept me building, kept me going weekend after weekend.
True, I wasn't always building what people wanted (sorry guys), but look what happened when I tried to solely build based external feedback? Nothing. At least by following my momentum, I shipped. I iterated. I learned.
Perhaps when I just build, I will eventually get to place where it *becomes* purposeful. But I'm not there yet. I just need to keep building first.
Momentum-driven development, not purpose-driven.
I wanted to rethink, research and re-explore this side project.
I *thought* I wanted that.
But it woefully failed.
I got stuck by over-thinking, and couldn't figure out what to do. I ended up shipping slow, most of the time unsure what features I should be building, and that killed all my momentum.
The end result is nothing got shipped.
I thought I needed a higher purpose. But it seems like I was so damn wrong. I simply needed momentum. By building what I wanted, what gave me joy, it kept me building, kept me going weekend after weekend.
True, I wasn't always building what people wanted (sorry guys), but look what happened when I tried to solely build based external feedback? Nothing. At least by following my momentum, I shipped. I iterated. I learned.
Perhaps when I just build, I will eventually get to place where it *becomes* purposeful. But I'm not there yet. I just need to keep building first.
Momentum-driven development, not purpose-driven.