Through talking to my supervisor, it became clear that my graveyard of projects was a product of self-handicapping . We avoid finishing projects because we can't stand the possibility that the finished product won't be as great or perfect as we envisioned it, which means we aren't as great as we think we are. Consider the violinist who... See more

First there’s the ecstasy of getting started, and then the incredible sense of having gained some momentum, and then... there you are. Squarely in the middle.

The bottleneck for success and fulfilment and even personal growth probably doesn’t look like what we think it looks like. It probably looks more like finishing your projects. Or at least understanding why you don’t want to finish them. And if you’re avoiding something, there’s a part of you that doesn’t want to do it. You need to be in dialogue... See more