I too am a 365'er. I also have quite a compulsive and addictive personality (not to substances - well, except chocolate and ice cream, and maybe pumpkin cappuccino - but just to anything that I get my teeth into) so to prevent myself from going stir crazy doing the 365 whereby I need to get my "best" shot to post, I set some internal ground rules for myself:
1) It doesn't matter whether I use my DSLR, P&S or iPhone camera - a photo is a photo
2) I'm not trying to capture perfection - just something from that day
The main aim for me doing the project is to have some fun, and also because I've heard so many people who, at the end of the year, say that the project has improved them in some way - whether forcing them to think outside the box, making them think more about composition, allowing them to see photo-opportunities in even everyday things.
The easiest way for me to accomplish the project is to view it as a "Photo Journal" for the year - each photo tells something about my day - whether it was a fun trip somewhere, something about the work I was doing, someone I met, the mood I was in. For me at least, thinking of it this way makes it easier for me to find an idea for a picture.
And in response to Bryan's question - yes, I definitely have posted pics that I would ordinarily never post because I wasn't satisfied with them. It's just my photo diary after all!
Another thing for me and the 365 is that I already know it'll help to branch me out of my favored, comfort zone - I intend to use it as an excuse to take more shots indoors, use artifical light, try new PP techniques, even (shock horror) maybe take some SPs!
Sorry for my ramblings, but I guess if even one of my points helps alleviate someone's 365 angst I'll be happy!
Oh, & I actually came across a cool Flickr group that was "365 anytime" or something like that - basically people who were doing a 365 photo project but in whatever time it took them to reach 365 photos. So that might be another way to look at it for those who don't want to force themselves into a photo every single day.
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