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How to Never Finish Anything You Start
I’m the queen of abandoned projects. Learn from my mistakes.
I love a good project. I love taking on something new, getting all set up, diving in.
But eventually the newness wears off. The project isn’t fun anymore. And it’s ultimately abandoned.
I’m the queen of abandoned projects.
I still have picture frames waiting to be hung in my apartment — even though I moved in six months ago. I have a paint-by-numbers picture still waiting for the last bubbles to be filled in. I have several unfinished novels sitting on my hard drive.
I’m not proud of it, but I rarely finish anything I start. But why?
Is it in my DNA? Am I just lazy? And more importantly, how do I change? How do I become the person who commits instead of quits? What magical switch do I need to flip to finally make a change?
The internet is full of so-called experts on productivity, but I won’t pretend to be one. Because the truth is I haven’t the slightest clue how to make myself actually finish the projects I take on. I don’t know how to get more done in less time and I certainly don’t know the secret to success.
But maybe my lack of follow-through can teach you a thing or two. Maybe if you try and avoid everything I do, you’ll find out…
