• Fear of Apathy. “I can’t start this until I’m positive the work will never become dull or difficult.”5
• Fear of Ambiguity. “I can’t start this until I know exactly how it will turn out (as well as the precise method by which I’ll do it).”
• Fear of Disconnection. “I can’t start this until I’m totally up-to-date and current on everything.”
• Fear of Imperfection. “I can’t start this until I know the end product will be flawless.”
• Fear of Incompletion. “I can’t start this until I’m already done with it.”
• Fear of Isolation. “I can’t start this until I know making it will never be lonely.”
• Fear of Sucking. “I can’t start this until I’m already awesome at it (and know that even horrible people whom I dislike will hail me as a genius).”
• Fear of Fear itself. “I can’t start this until I’m guaranteed that making it will never be scary.”

via Merlin

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