Getting things done

A long time ago, Joel Spolsky wrote an article about getting things done, called Fire and Motion.

I've read a lot of great articles on Joel's site, but this one really helps me out on a regular basis. When you set your own goals and rely on yourself for motivation, you really need an external voice of reason sometimes.

I can be very hard on myself, and usually expect too much, but this article always makes me feel that any time I spend improving either of our products is something to be proud of. It also reminds me that people do have unproductive days, but that things usually turn around before too long, and it all balances out in the end.

So when I have one of those days I think about all this, and I take pride in anything I've already done, and try not to worry too much about what I still have to do.