5 Things to Do When You Have Too Many Ideas and Never Finish Anything

Published 2018-12-23
Falling in love with starting is easy. Falling in love with finishing is hard. But, if you can learn to fall in love with the art of finishing - and the process of overcoming adversity, failures and working around obstacles - you'll consistently follow through on your ideas.

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BOOKS MENTIONED

The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz
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Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
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ADDITIONAL LINKS & RESOURCES

How Much Choice Is Too Much? Determinants of Individual Contributions in 401(k) Retirement Plans by Iyengar, Sheena S., Wei Jiang, and Gur Huberman: www.nagdca.org/dnn/Portals/45/2015Annual/16.%20How…

Buridan’s Ass: Why More Is Less: mayooshin.com/buridans-ass-why-more-is-less/

The Battle with Akrasia: mayooshin.com/akrasia/

The Physics of Stress-Free Productivity: mayooshin.com/physics-stressfree-productivity/

How to Stop Procrastinating and Get Things Done in 2 Minutes or Less: mayooshin.com/how-to-stop-procrastinating-2-minute…

How to Build a New Habit: mayooshin.com/build-new-habit-guide/

The Truth About How Long It (Actually) Takes To Form A New Habit: mayooshin.com/new-habit/

Motivation isn’t Enough. Environment Literally Shapes Your Life: mayooshin.com/environment-shapes-life/

The Upside of Quitting: mayooshin.com/the-upside-of-quitting-why-quitters-…

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This was initially published as an article on Medium.com by Mayo Oshin: medium.com/the-mission/5-things-to-do-when-you-hav…

Author: Mayo Oshin | mayooshin.com/

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All Comments (21)
  • "Done is better than good" - Elizabeth Gilbert - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BOOKS MENTIONED The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON: geni.us/IuOBX Blink by Malcolm Gladwell BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON: geni.us/CA14wRa
  • @AkashKumarPhD
    Summary (Executing ideas) 1. Create mini-deadlines 2. Use 80/20 rule 3. Trust your gut 4. Develop the habit of finishing 5. Practice quitting
  • @idontknow-ms8mc
    Nope. I have ideas, I make plans, I lose interest. Sometimes I fall in and out of interest with certain subjects.
  • @TK-pr2is
    Start watching this...and finished it! ✔
  • @Zenas521
    idea six. Figure out what finished should look like and plan it out backwards to where you are now. Remember to be realistic and honest with yourself. Make sure to write it down and once you have your plan, follow it through.
  • @HumansOfVR
    We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking.
  • I have discovered the book What do I do when I want to do everything by Barbara Sher and it's a life-changing book. I highly recommend it multipassionate people who struggle finishing things.
  • @mizudai949
    Me wanting to learn or do more Photography, Piano, Drawing, Working out, Reading, And playing violin
  • @Andrea-xs4ny
    I think the quote, "I hate writing, but I love having written" is perfect for this video. Thank you!
  • @fordword
    “Develop the habit of finishing” - YESSSSSSS... Big results from those few words.
  • @kjackson5453
    I'm falling in love with the art of improvement
  • @DjJoeEmeric
    started to watch this video 10+ times and still not finished ... but now I'll
  • @charmedprince
    On the fear of failure, it helps to consider previous successful projects that had the same intensity of needed energy. If you were able to finish that exhausting project before, then you can also finish this one now. It involves disciplinary measures but such is life.
  • @joeyw7325
    I'm going through this so bad right now. I really don't know why but sometimes it makes me want to just break down and cry.
  • @artemisrain
    We need a modern finishing school like this that helps people to learn this habit. :)
  • @divina3814
    I appreciate these videos! Thank you for taking time time to do them!
  • @ericsesame6321
    This is the video I needed. It couldn’t have come at a better time. Thank you, kind sir. 👍