Forget the last one. Do the next one.

I am not sure if it is related to "the next one" idea, but I do have continuous goal for writing: writes 500 word a day(This is a bit oversimplified, as my software actually do not calculate how many words I added, but how many words I added or deleted). Do it everyday and write whatever interests you. It could be a novel, essay, a story, an idea, a list of things, a blueprint for invention, an interesting really fact or anything really. So long as you write 500 word changes a day.<p>Well, I didn't keep have a specific goal at first, actually. I just know that I gotta write something. So I did, and eventually got a specific goal later. The fruit of labor thus far is one essay an a page full of half completed random essays that are constantly evolving.<p>These are the result:<p>1. <a href="http://kibabase.com/articles/notes-and-thoughts" rel="nofollow">http://kibabase.com/articles/notes-and-thoughts</a> (The page of random essays totaling to 7.5 K words)<p>2. <a href="http://kibabase.com/articles/self-quantification" rel="nofollow">http://kibabase.com/articles/self-quantification</a> (A 2K words essay)<p>Well, I didn't produce much, but that's only for about two months. It just mean that I need to keep writing constantly.

"I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what's next." - Steve Jobs

In my experience this also applies to failures and other things that don't turn out so well. If you make a mistake, don't spend more time thinking about it than is necessary to figure out what went wrong and fix those mistakes. Learn from it and keep going.

In general, I think this makes sense, but it can lead to some pretty unhealthy patterns in my experience. I would emphasize to those of us with insatiable ambitions not to gloss over the "pause to celebrate and appreciate" step. Celebrating our accomplishments can often get lost in the incessant drive for success. This can leave us feeling empty and dissatisfied, which is no fun at all.