The Hemingway method for finishing what you start
“The main thing is to know when to stop. [...] When you’re still going good and you come to an interesting place and you know what’s going to happen next, that’s the time to stop. Then leave it alone and don’t think about it; let your subconscious mind do the work.”
Kevin Dickinson • Tap Into the “Hemingway Effect” to Finish What You Start
The trick to finishing things when the prospect seems overwhelming is simply to redefine what counts as finished. Instead of viewing the completion of a project as something that happens only occasionally, after days or weeks of work, think of your days as consisting in the sequential completion of a series of small ‘deliverables’.
Oliver Burkeman • Meditations for Mortals
