Handling Half Done

 

Finishing is the Problem


Collecting ideas is a strength of mine. I love opening a new notebook, starting a blog post, or thinking about a project. It is easy to get started, and sometimes easy to manage the middle.  However, it is coming in and closing the project that can be tricky. Sometimes I feel stuck, or wonder if I have enough to say about a topic.  


What is Working

I wish I had fantastic advice that would solve the problem of having several projects partially started. There is no magical cure, but there are things we can do to finish projects more efficiently. I often leave blog post ideas in draft form. I am realizing that rather for every new post I could finish one. I am finding that having a goal to publish a number of posts helps me to stay on track and focus on finishing. I am also realizing that done is better than perfect. I can always revise a post if I notice there is something to modify or improve.


Shifting My Focus 

Several Half done blog posts add up to posts that are finished. Currently, I have four posts that have been started and are only about half done. If I add these up, I have two posts that are finished and several that are on their way. Rather than focusing on looking at a post from the beginning title or word, what if I looked backward from the final period? Sometimes writing the last sentence or paragraph first even helps. Whatever works, do that.  Handle the half done posts and focus on the potential of having several finished posts.


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