Why do I finish some things and abandon others?

What your finished projects share that your abandoned ones lack, applied to your next one.


When to use
Before starting something new, when your record with new things is mixed.
Time
10 min

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I want to understand what actually gets me to finish things. Things I finished: . Things I started and dropped: . Ask me up to five questions, one at a time, about what was different between the two groups: deadlines, other people, money, how I began, the point where it got boring. Then tell me the two or three conditions my finished things share and my dropped things lack. Don’t explain it with willpower or discipline. Look at the setup. Then take what I want to do next, , and tell me how to set it up so it looks like the first group. Say which condition you’re least sure about. Be direct. No padding and no reassurance I did not ask for.

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