I'm A Talking Rubber Duck
Phin Barnes at First Round Capital just nails it today with his post To get the most out of your investors, turn them into rubber ducks. Go read it – I’ll wait and will be here when you get back. I love Rubber Duck Debugging . I use this approach when writing, which I call “Writing with Yoda.” I have a little Yoda figurine staring at me at all times and when I stall out I just talk to him for a little while and then get started again. He always looks serene and wise and I almost always get going after talking to him for a little while. ...