Does anyone else find that telling people about your projects makes you not build them?

mine is actually the opposite once I let people know about something I am building I feel a responsibility to see it through. once I talk about it it becomes real

I agree that keeping under wraps for a while can be a motivating factor. I feel that sometimes, especially, during the initial stages. The urge to surprise them can be strong push to want to finish it quickly.

I totally agree. Revealing ideas too soon takes away their value.

I end up not doing the project. So I just finish the project first before sharing it with anyone.

Only if their response is negative haha

It's the opposite for me, the more people I tell the more pressure i feel to actually go through with something. Also, just chatting about a project is a great way to really soundboard ideas

Yes. Now I only tell after most of the initial work is done. Else I feel like “everyone’s watching” (even if in reality they probably don’t even care) and put it off because it feels bigger than it is!

100% yes. As soon as you mention it to anyone with half an ounce of knowledge they tell you how hard it’s going to be to make it a profitable business. Then when you tell people with no idea about these things, they tell you this time next year you’ll be a millionaire 🤣. You can’t win… so just take a breath and carry on. Believe in yourself and your idea (keep in check with reality of course).

Gretest trap of fast dopamine release )

OMG YES! I've experienced it many times until I realized that sharing my dream with someone made me not try hard to achieve it. I think it's related to psychology because I read somewhere that telling people about our dreams makes it (as if) we're getting closer to those dreams when, in fact, we're not.