Starting to write something new like a new application, class, feature or any written work like an essay or blog post even can be very daunting. Defiling the blank screen or sheet of paper with your first scribblings can be very intimidating as you know you probably will not get it right the first time. [...]
Here is an interesting exercise for you to try next time your estimating something e.g, task duration.
Write down your initial off the cuff estimation, without thinking about the estimation in any detail.
Think some more about the task and how long it could take if everything went wrong (within reason e.g, discounting riots, natural disasters, coups [...]
The beginning of a project or piece of work has always been one of the hardest times, I’ve found. The actual act of going from nothing to something is deceptively difficult and it doesn’t seem to matter if the project in question is an essay for university, a program to write, a DIY project or [...]