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Hot take: People in my town keep saying 'I'll get to it' and it's killing their projects.
I was helping my neighbor Frank finish his deck, a job he started two summers ago, and he said the same thing he always does: 'I'll get to it next weekend.' That deck is still missing three boards. The epiphany hit me at the hardware store in Springfield last Tuesday. It's not about time, it's about a specific fear of the final step, of calling something done and facing what comes next. How do you push past that last 10% when the project just needs a final push?
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the_emma2mo agoMost Upvoted
That part about avoiding judging your own work really clicked for me... I used to think procrastinators were just lazy but now I see it's more about not wanting to face the final verdict. Makes me wonder how many half-finished things in my garage are really about me being scared of the finish line.
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jackson.matthew2mo ago
That part about fearing the final step really hits home. I get stuck because once it's done, I have to admit I spent all that time and money on it. So I drag out the last bit to avoid judging my own work.
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