What finally broke my habit of overbuilding

I had a pattern I didn’t notice for years. Every new idea turned into weeks of building things nobody had asked for. By the time it was “ready,” I was tired and unsure if it even mattered.

I built ShipAhead because I needed a constraint. Something that forces me to get a real version out while the idea is still fresh. Once I shortened the path to live, I stopped overbuilding and started learning.

Now I ship earlier, get feedback faster, and make decisions based on reality instead of assumptions. Some projects die quickly. That’s fine. At least they die with data, not doubt.

If you keep polishing ideas in private, cutting time to first launch changed everything for me.