I love the comment acknowledging that finishing is itself a skill. Up until now I’ve thought that “being bad at follow through” is my mortal flaw, but it’s great to recontexualize it as something I can work on, like writing itself. It is really fun that hitting “publish” on imperfect works teaches me more about how to write better than l…
I love the comment acknowledging that finishing is itself a skill. Up until now I’ve thought that “being bad at follow through” is my mortal flaw, but it’s great to recontexualize it as something I can work on, like writing itself. It is really fun that hitting “publish” on imperfect works teaches me more about how to write better than leaving a million unpublished, unfinished drafts in Google docs.
Yes! I used to think that my inability to finish things was a personality trait: a sign I was fundamentally lazy, unable to execute, unserious about my work…
It's been so liberating to reframe it as a skill I don't have yet—but I will, as long as I keep on working at it! And totally agree that the imperfect, finished work has so much value.
I love the comment acknowledging that finishing is itself a skill. Up until now I’ve thought that “being bad at follow through” is my mortal flaw, but it’s great to recontexualize it as something I can work on, like writing itself. It is really fun that hitting “publish” on imperfect works teaches me more about how to write better than leaving a million unpublished, unfinished drafts in Google docs.
Yes! I used to think that my inability to finish things was a personality trait: a sign I was fundamentally lazy, unable to execute, unserious about my work…
It's been so liberating to reframe it as a skill I don't have yet—but I will, as long as I keep on working at it! And totally agree that the imperfect, finished work has so much value.