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I just listened to Tim Ferris podcast #362 with Graham Duncan.
It's worth a listen for several reasons, including that it is a psychonaut's journey disguised as a talk about hiring financial managers. I was amazed by the thinking and psychology parts.
One thing Graham Duncan says that I think is really valid is this. I'll paraphrase. People with lots of ideas are valuable to society. They're the people who are making up reality as they go, and everyone else can end up living in their world. At the same time, pruning those ideas and finding which ones to focus on in the moment is one of the most valuable skills for these people.
I take this to heart because, like you, I usually have 3 projects going on at a time (and 100 more in the back of my mind).
From my experience what I would say is this. You don't necessarily have to kill off your lesser ideas. But you'll probably only be able to "really" focus on one of them at a time. So think on @NMdad 's question... how can you quickly verify the need? One of your 3 ideas might generate interest that blows the others away... that's what I think you want to find.
What you don't want is to have 3 projects that all have no traction, and to find yourself pushing all of them from behind. If that happens, you're not finding the need... you're just pushing.
Good luck
It's worth a listen for several reasons, including that it is a psychonaut's journey disguised as a talk about hiring financial managers. I was amazed by the thinking and psychology parts.
One thing Graham Duncan says that I think is really valid is this. I'll paraphrase. People with lots of ideas are valuable to society. They're the people who are making up reality as they go, and everyone else can end up living in their world. At the same time, pruning those ideas and finding which ones to focus on in the moment is one of the most valuable skills for these people.
I take this to heart because, like you, I usually have 3 projects going on at a time (and 100 more in the back of my mind).
From my experience what I would say is this. You don't necessarily have to kill off your lesser ideas. But you'll probably only be able to "really" focus on one of them at a time. So think on @NMdad 's question... how can you quickly verify the need? One of your 3 ideas might generate interest that blows the others away... that's what I think you want to find.
What you don't want is to have 3 projects that all have no traction, and to find yourself pushing all of them from behind. If that happens, you're not finding the need... you're just pushing.
Good luck