Writing and enthusiasm

I find the same thing in my work. Unfortunately, the early enthusiasm has everything to do with how new the idea is and nothing to do with how good it is.

Pavlina appears to be speaking as someone who enjoys writing in itself. Most students do not. So it's unsurprising that bludgeoning techniques for those who hate it may be counterproductive for those who like it.

(This does not mean the bludgeoning techniques are therefore a good idea.)

There are really two independent ideas here. Taking advantage of early enthusiasm as a motivator doesn't preclude planning. It just means that both the planning and the fleshing-out have to be done in the crucial first N hours. For me, doing planning in this time often increases my enthusiasm.

I tend to pursue new ideas quickly for a short time, then leave them unfinished (I have notes on at least three posts I intended to make here that are now stewing in post-purgatory). My first drafts of writing on the subjects tend to be meandering and disorganized.

If I actually want to finish writing something or appreciate the result, I need to plan it out. This usually makes it easier for me to fill in the bulk and much happier with the result.

I don't think I experience this problem too much. When I have an idea that seems important, I tend to revisit periodically, so I will continue writing. If I have an idea which doesn't seem that important, but I'm interested in, I usually drop it. Of course, maybe this is purely a selection effect.

I am a person who used to hate writing and now finds it mildly fun, so perhaps David_Gerard's point applies.

To generalize from one example: I experience this a lot. I find that ideas are interesting for a few days at most, after which point they are mind-numbingly boring. I'm curious, does anyone else experience this?