Recently, and oftentimes before, I have had a new idea for a project. An idea that I like so much, I want to start conceptualising it and designing on it right away. But then I remember... I already have like, three past ideas I'm already supposed to be working on.
Now of course, I could start working on the new idea anyway, bringing my total of simultaneous projects up to four. But even I know that, if I let that happen, the amount of projects I'm working on will keep growing to an unsustainable point. Another option I have is to get rid of one or more of my existing projects and replace them with the mew idea. But this is unsustainable too, as if I keep getting rid of projects to make way for new ones, I'll never get anywhere with any of them.
I have been told that my constant fixation on new ideas is a symptom of my ADHD. I will oftentimes be interested by a particular type of character one moment, and then a new one another moment, and so on and so forth. I always try to tell myself to stick with the ideas I already have, which for most of my throwaway ideas actually works. But occasionally, I will get an idea that I like so much, I just can't shake the thought of it.
I have been considering making a new type of project called a "mini-project", where I'm able to work on these new ideas, but with less focus than the main ones I'm already working on. Think of it as a sort of side project. I'm not sure if these will ever come to fruition though, as I'm bad enough at focusing on my main projects as it is.
This is a problem I have had practically ever since I started drawing, and one that I've never truly been able to solve. I'll have to keep on considering methods on how I can manage this ever-evolving influx of ideas.
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P.S. You're probably wondering what this particular new idea I have right now is. Put simply, I wanna make a group of robots. Not just any ol' robots though; a group of stylised quirky robots who do quirky things, where all semblance of logic gets thrown out of the window. That's all I'll say for now.
Noltrollroll
Ok i think what would help you (especially me) is when u have an idea u know u cant finish or cant focus your energy on, just write it down. Get a book or a word document where u write these ideas down and put a lil tag at the end of every idea like "not started" or "in progress". that way, u don't have to delete or scrap any other proj you're working on and at the same time, save ideas that u think are very cool :) (sorry for the long text.)
GlitchBuddy
This is what I have been doing already! I have a whole section in my OneNote dedicated to all the miscellaneous ideas I've come up with over the years. It's getting quite full, I must admit, but I do like keeping a library of ideas, so that none are lost.