Monday, March 26, 2018

A new project? YAY!!

I am an excellent starter of things, and a poor finisher of things – to the point where it feels pathological, and deeply self-sabotagey. I don’t know if it’s nature or nurture, but I’ve certainly seen the same quality in some of my relatives. I wonder what might have been if I’d been better at following through.

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  1. Maybe I'm a relative of yours through some secret assignation, since I also share this characteristic (although I also seem to be hopeless at starting anything these days, so rarely get the chance to witness how hopeless I am at completing things).

    Have you seen this TedX Talk? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQMbvJNRpLE

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  2. I'm the same way. I really hope I finish this project.

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  3. I'm pretty confident I'll finish this project. But I have several others languishing on my hard drive. So I can relate too.

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  4. I'm the same way too. And I often wonder what I might have accomplished if I were better at consistency, persistence, focus, and all the rest. Sigh.

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