"Why are you designing your own Web site?" my daughter asked me, as she watched me go crazy with confusion and frustration. "Why don't you just hire a professional to do it for you?"
Why, indeed. Why did I insist on doing it myself? Why did I spend days on the phone with my Web host and shopping cart supplier, trying to figure out what I was doing wrong and how to make it right? Why did I tie knots in my shoulder muscles and walk around with a permanent headache? Why did I let other things go undone while I did this?
The reasons may elude me, but the lesson is clear. The next time I am struggling with a project and hear myself say, "I can do this; I know I can!" I will stop immediately and ask, is this something I do well? Am I going to end up wasting a lot of time and energy? Could someone else do it faster, better, cheaper?
If the answers are yes, yes, and yes, I'm going to yell for help.
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