{"id":1082,"date":"2014-07-11T12:30:12","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T16:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novicenolonger.com\/?p=1082"},"modified":"2014-07-11T12:30:12","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T16:30:12","slug":"reason-why-you-havent-made-an-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novicenolonger.com\/reason-why-you-havent-made-an-app\/","title":{"rendered":"The reason why you haven&#8217;t made an app yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had the idea for my podcast long before it actually launched. In fact, I even had &#8220;launch podcast&#8221; on my to-do list for <em>months<\/em>, but it just kept getting pushed to the next day, and then the next day. It never actually got done.<\/p>\n<p>But while I was procrastinating, I started thinking about the actual logistics of creating a podcast. <em>What would I need in order to launch this project?<\/em> I&#8217;d need basic things, like a microphone, and guests.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, I changed my to-do list. I took off &#8220;launch podcast&#8221; and added a small simple task: get a microphone. That one was easy \u2014 it took just five minutes on Amazon.com.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, I added &#8220;find guest for podcast&#8221; to my to-do list. I shot out four emails to potential guests that afternoon, inviting them on the show. It took about ten minutes. <strong>Check.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then, I figured out all the other individual steps I&#8217;d need to get my podcast published. I thought about things like audio recording software, editing tools, and a podcasting plugin for WordPress. My to-do list filled up with items such as &#8220;write podcast description,&#8221; and &#8220;get intro music.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks after my microphone arrived, I launched the <a href=\"http:\/\/novicenolonger.com\/itunes\" target=\"_blank\">Novice No Longer podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So why did it take me so long to get started? Was I just being lazy?<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At the time, I thought so. But the solution for my procrastination was actually much more specific. I needed to stop thinking in terms of projects and start thinking about specific action steps.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure you all have your own ambitious to-do lists. Maybe you want to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Build an app<\/li>\n<li>Launch a website<\/li>\n<li>Pay off your debt<\/li>\n<li>Write a book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Build an app? <em>Sure<\/em>, I&#8217;ll <em>get right on that<\/em>.&#8221; (can you <em>taste<\/em> that sarcasm?)<\/p>\n<p>But things change dramatically as soon as you start thinking in terms of tasks and start thinking in terms of <strong>action items<\/strong>. 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