Unfinished Projects and Ideas Are Worse Than None at All
Some people claim to be tormented by their
talent. They have all these amazing ideas floating around in their heads with
no way of ever getting them off the drawing board. They find themselves with
several projects in various stages of completion and become overwhelmed by
their own creativity. The logical solution would seem to be to step back and
take a breather. Take a break and approach the idea from another angle with a
fresh mind. Sleep on it. This is a big mistake. Your mind is never going to
settle down and it will not wait for your right time to follow through. You
will move on to other projects and soon end up with a mess of partial ideas.
If this describes you don't be disheartened. You share this burden with great people throughout history such as Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, and Amadeus Mozart. Albert Einstein's theories on time relativity were accepted by the scientific community even though they were never officially thought out to a conclusion. Leonardo da Vinci had journals of invention ideas from a tank to a helicopter. The journals are priceless but the inventions themselves would have historic. Finally, like all musicians, Mozart had stacks of uncompleted works some of which consisted of only one verse of music. But knowing that you are in good company does not get your partial works into the scientific community, our aerospace engineering programs, and our earphones. Your great ideas can not become reality unless you follow through.
As Einstein would probably have wished he'd said, (N = F + FT), or Invention equals focus plus follow through. In this formula "N" is synonymous with Necessity and Invention. Before you begin an idea project, first consider how it can be used to benefit you. Don't think of the broad scope of its potential to change the world just yet. Finding a solution that solves your personal needs gives you motivation to finish it.
Next, is the invention even physically possible or does it requires the tweaking of the universal laws of physics for it to work? Don't laugh, you'd be surprised how many millions of dollars go into the development of cutting edge aircraft designs that although look great on paper can never get off the ground.
Build upon and incorporate upon what you have into your idea. If you require an exotic material difficult or impossible to obtain, unless you are working at Area 51, you are most likely not going to be able to complete it. This is just good planning. Have everything you need available to ensure you can complete your project before you begin designing it.
What was the greater invention, the wheel or the Lamborghini? You have a team of millions of collaborators at your fingertips. What have others designed that fits into your project? Always reference the internet for aspects of your design concept that have already been completed. Suffice it to say the person that invented the wheel was not the one that invented the combustion engine. No man is an island and there is no shame in enlisting the ideas of others to see your project to completion.
In music, you hear the notes in your head but they are just partial. Hear them out before you rush to your instrument. Replay it in your mind over and over again and sing to it. What lyrics are fitting over the music? If the song fades away and you can’t remember it, that's okay. It's not gone and will return with more clarity later. But if the song is infectious and sticks in your head and you are unable to stop humming it then more than likely it will have the same effect on us as well. You are probably composing your next hit single. I never write lyrics without their accompanying music. A lyric without music is poetry and unless you are a published poet, even the most touching of your composition will never be heard by anyone.
Jules Verne said, "What one man can imagine, other men can make real." Don't let someone else be the one to benefit and profit from your unfinished idea. If it's not possible to complete the idea you have working in your mind then don't start it. Work on what is possible and capable of benefiting you. You have a greater success of profiting as the invention begins to benefit the world. You can then use those profits toward obtaining the things you need to complete more complex works.
If this describes you don't be disheartened. You share this burden with great people throughout history such as Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, and Amadeus Mozart. Albert Einstein's theories on time relativity were accepted by the scientific community even though they were never officially thought out to a conclusion. Leonardo da Vinci had journals of invention ideas from a tank to a helicopter. The journals are priceless but the inventions themselves would have historic. Finally, like all musicians, Mozart had stacks of uncompleted works some of which consisted of only one verse of music. But knowing that you are in good company does not get your partial works into the scientific community, our aerospace engineering programs, and our earphones. Your great ideas can not become reality unless you follow through.
As Einstein would probably have wished he'd said, (N = F + FT), or Invention equals focus plus follow through. In this formula "N" is synonymous with Necessity and Invention. Before you begin an idea project, first consider how it can be used to benefit you. Don't think of the broad scope of its potential to change the world just yet. Finding a solution that solves your personal needs gives you motivation to finish it.
Next, is the invention even physically possible or does it requires the tweaking of the universal laws of physics for it to work? Don't laugh, you'd be surprised how many millions of dollars go into the development of cutting edge aircraft designs that although look great on paper can never get off the ground.
Build upon and incorporate upon what you have into your idea. If you require an exotic material difficult or impossible to obtain, unless you are working at Area 51, you are most likely not going to be able to complete it. This is just good planning. Have everything you need available to ensure you can complete your project before you begin designing it.
What was the greater invention, the wheel or the Lamborghini? You have a team of millions of collaborators at your fingertips. What have others designed that fits into your project? Always reference the internet for aspects of your design concept that have already been completed. Suffice it to say the person that invented the wheel was not the one that invented the combustion engine. No man is an island and there is no shame in enlisting the ideas of others to see your project to completion.
In music, you hear the notes in your head but they are just partial. Hear them out before you rush to your instrument. Replay it in your mind over and over again and sing to it. What lyrics are fitting over the music? If the song fades away and you can’t remember it, that's okay. It's not gone and will return with more clarity later. But if the song is infectious and sticks in your head and you are unable to stop humming it then more than likely it will have the same effect on us as well. You are probably composing your next hit single. I never write lyrics without their accompanying music. A lyric without music is poetry and unless you are a published poet, even the most touching of your composition will never be heard by anyone.
Jules Verne said, "What one man can imagine, other men can make real." Don't let someone else be the one to benefit and profit from your unfinished idea. If it's not possible to complete the idea you have working in your mind then don't start it. Work on what is possible and capable of benefiting you. You have a greater success of profiting as the invention begins to benefit the world. You can then use those profits toward obtaining the things you need to complete more complex works.
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