"It takes that long?"

A baby takes 9 months to take birth. A book takes at least an year or two to come out. A movie might take longer.

When we seek advice, validation, consolation from others, consider whether they have done something similar themselves. Anyone who doesn’t understand the process might question the timeframe and make you lose patience.

You can’t speed up the process to please yourself or the others.

How much time and commitment does your project need? Are you willing to make space and time for it? Is the project worth it?