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When I start a lot of projects and only get halfway through them, I feel overwhelmed and frustrated by all the loose ends. I like to see projects through to release if I think they’re worth it, but that also requires a bit of self-imposed discipline. I don’t think there’s any shame in having a lot of half-finished projects, but I find more happiness in pushing myself to finish at least some of them.



> I feel overwhelmed and frustrated by all the loose ends.

I think the article is trying to help with exactly that: it's telling people to give themselves permission to abandon half-finished projects without guilt or frustration - so that you won't be immobilized by expecting those feelings every time you think about dabbling in something new.


I ask myself the question: Could this be of constructive use to other people? If so, there's a moral obligation to keep at it, despite some burden of drudgery to be carried.




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