Ask HN: How do you know when to *stop* working on something? How do you know when to stop working on something? Context being something like an early stage startup, or side project, or related initiative. |
Ask HN: How do you know when to *stop* working on something? How do you know when to stop working on something? Context being something like an early stage startup, or side project, or related initiative. |
2) Are you still moving towards that goal? Or away from that goal?
The goal can be anything. For me, sometimes it's just "have fun building something". Am I still having fun? Keep building it. Not having fun? Move on. If my goal is "learn a new technology", then it's equally straight forward: "am I still learning?" or "did I learn everything I needed?"
Startups are the same: have a goal -- some objective, even if abstract, to guide you. You may change strategies, change products, change approaches along the way. But if you find that you are no longer moving towards that goal or no longer interested in moving closer to that goal, that's the end.