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Does anyone else get paralyzed on fixing small things because they're terrified of it becoming a larger thing? And how do you overcome it? (startrek.website)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by to c/homeimprovement@lemmy.world
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I guess "hire someone" is always an option, but it's a difficult task sometimes, especially finding someone reliable. It's not even that the larger thing is outside my ability, it's just "ugh, I don't have time for this".

Curious if anyone has any tips and tricks to overcome this kind of paralysis.

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[–] 10 points 6 months ago (1 child)

One rule of thumb I've heard for estimating repairs as a homeowner is to take however long you think it should take, double the number and increase the time unit

  • "I can do that in two hours" --> 4 days
  • "It should take a day" --> 2 weeks
  • "It's a short project. Maybe a month." --> 2 years
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