Create: Day 42
April 12, 2011 
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Day 42
Now it’s up to you.
Watercolorist at work. Photo by Dongio, public domain.
When you start your creative project, you’ll find out how accurate your time estimates were…and how many steps and errands you left out of the planning process. Will you stay on budget?
Keep track of reality versus guesstimate so you’ll become better at knowing how long projects will take. Soon you’ll be able to integrate creative projects more fluidly into your life.
Fill out the form below while you’re working on the project.
Creative Project Completion Plan Review
Project I finished: _________________
If I didn’t finish the project, why not?
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Specific steps I actually took to finish project versus planned:
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Supplies needed to finish project I forgot to list:
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Extra errands I had to run to finish project:
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Real budget versus estimated project budget:
_____________________
Actual hours it took to finish project (include errand time):
_________________
Actual hours (or minutes) versus planned I spent per week on this project:
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Actual number of weeks it took me to finish this project:
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Activity (if any) I DID cut out of my life to spend this time on this project:
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Date on which I ended activity I’ve listed above versus date I planned to:
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Reason I wasn’t able to extricate myself from activity and plan for next time:
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REAL date of project beginning:
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REAL date of project completion:
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Did I stick to the date and time of first scheduled work session?
Y N
If not, why not?
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Actual amount of time (hours/minutes) I spent at first session:
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Actual versus planned step(s) I completed in first work session:
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Any insights I gained from filling out these forms?
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Create Month 2
What to do so far:
In case you missed a day, the reminders below are clickable.
Don’t put off creativity.
Use your limited experience with unlimited imagination.
Don’t worry about the destination.
If you’re stuck, lower your standards and go on.
Take a creativity vacation.
Value your creative visions.
Moodle every other week.
Fill out Creative Project Completion Plan I.
Fill out Creative Project Completion Plan II.
Fill out Creative Project Completion Plan III.
Track how closely reality follows guesstimates on completion plan.
Need a refresher for Create Month 1? Click here.
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