Well not really, but that is how I am feeling because I realized that it is Thursday and all I have been able to do is muster one lousy (OK, great) blog post this week. It has been just one of those weeks were I have no idea where the days went, what exactly I did and I am extremely tired as a result of it.
With that being said, the one thing that did come out of this week was a very sound piece of advice that was given to me. It was in regards to overcoming obstacles and how to make them manageable and surmountable. The analogy was about having very large chicken and egg problems, so large that at first glance they do not seem solvable (this was in relation to launching a product and gaining critical mass). The advice was sound and made complete sense when I heard it. Instead of the chicken and eggs being so large, break them down into smaller chicken and eggs, that way they are easier to manage and defeat. What it comes down to is if you break down what seems like a daunting and unobtainable task into smaller, manageable pieces, before you know it you have solved enough of those smaller chickens and eggs and the sum has suddenly become greater than the whole.
Thanks Jon for providing this clarity, it all makes sense now.
I hope the advice made more sense than your post…
Fry the egg; cook the chicken. Its the only way to win.
On the dev side, we call that strategy “Divide and Conquer.” There’s a whole bunch of algorithms that do that - and it works for life too!
@Micah,
Yes, the advice did make more sense, sometimes I have difficulty articulating the finer points, smartass.
@Joe,
Looks like you understood the post better than the previous commenter :-). Divide and conquer is the way to go.
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I’d have to agree with Micah. I tried your advice, but I’m still stuck with a huge chicken.
You DO suck! (Oh well, we still read your blog anyway.)