As productivity blog MakeUseOf explains, our ideas sound great before we write them down.

We have no one but ourselves to be accountable to.

No audience to entertain and no customers to keep happy.

We’re afraid to jump for our dreams because we might not make it.

We think that not making it would be an end to those dreams.

One day, when we’re ready, we’ll try for real.

But the only day that matters is today.

Most of us know that tomorrow rarely comes.

Don’t let fear of failure hold you back from giving it your all.

Put it down on paper, so to speak.

If it doesn’t work, get another sheet and take another crack.

It can apply to anything, though.

If you want to be more sociable, start by talking to people.

You won’t learn what works until you try.

And failure isjust one step on that road.

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