Alright, let’s talk about this ‘austin kawecki’ thing I tried out recently. Heard the name bounced around, sounded like some kind of method or maybe just a person people were talking about, related to getting stuff done. Didn’t find much solid info, just whispers. So, I decided to just… kinda invent my own interpretation based on the vibe I got and see how it worked for me on a small coding project I had.
Getting Started with the Idea
So, my usual process? Loads of notes, planning docs, flowcharts… sometimes more planning than doing, you know? This time, thinking about ‘austin kawecki’, I figured, let’s try the opposite. Super minimal. Bare bones.
I opened a simple text file. That was it. No fancy app, no complex structure. The goal was to keep it raw, keep it moving.
The Actual Steps I Took
First thing, I wrote down the main goal. Just one sentence. Like, “Build a basic tool to scrape website titles.” Nothing more.
Then, I only wrote down the very next thing I needed to do. Literally, “Set up Python environment.” Once that was done, I didn’t mark it completed in some fancy way. I just deleted that line and wrote the next immediate step: “Install requests library.”
It went on like this:
- Do the task.
- Delete the task line.
- Write the very next task.
If I hit a snag, say, a site blocked me. I’d just add a quick note below the current task: “Problem: blocked by site X.” Then, my next task became: “Figure out user-agent.” Once I fixed it, I’d delete the “Problem” line and the task line, and add the next real step for the project.
How It Felt and What Happened
Honestly? It felt weirdly uncomfortable at first. Like I wasn’t ‘properly’ managing the project. I had this urge to elaborate, to write down why I was doing something, or list out all potential future steps. But I forced myself to stick to the minimal ‘austin kawecki’ idea I had in my head: Just the next step. Just the immediate problem.
The funny thing? I blasted through that little project way faster than usual. There was no procrastination disguised as planning. It was always clear what needed doing right now. Looking back, the lack of detailed notes didn’t matter much for this small scale. The forward momentum was way more valuable.
Final Thoughts
So, this ‘austin kawecki’ approach, or my interpretation of it… it’s not a silver bullet. I wouldn’t use this for a big team project where you need proper documentation and history. No way.
But for my own stuff? Quick experiments? Small personal projects? Yeah. It forces focus. It cuts out the noise. Less time writing about the work, more time actually doing the work. It’s rough, it’s basic, but sometimes that’s exactly what you need. I’ll probably keep using this stripped-down method for certain things. It worked for me this time around.
