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Comment author: Lumifer 04 February 2016 06:21:02PM *  6 points [-]

An interesting concept: Idea Debt.

Idea Debt is when you spend too much time picturing what a project is going to be like, too much time thinking about how awesome it will be to have this thing done and in the world, too much time imagining how cool you will look, how in demand you’ll be, how much money you’ll make. And way too little time actually making the thing.

Comment author: MrMind 05 February 2016 08:19:13AM *  2 points [-]

What's the difference with garden variety procrastination?

Comment author: Lumifer 05 February 2016 03:34:34PM 2 points [-]

Procrastination is just putting things off. Idea Debt says that the bigger thing you build in your mind the harder it will be for you to actually work at it. Kinda like "Daydreaming Considered Harmful".

Comment author: Vladimir_Golovin 05 February 2016 12:29:54PM *  1 point [-]

Procrastination is a more general concept. Idea Debt, as described in the article, is a particular cause / 'method' of procrastination.

Comment author: Viliam 06 February 2016 10:56:00PM 2 points [-]

Seems to me that besides wasting time, the psychological danger is that too much daydreaming may switch the person emotionally from "I do have nothing yet -- anything I do will be an improvement" to "I have a perfect dream -- anything I do will be a disappointment".

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