Thoughts on stopping, starting, and the space between.
There’s a half-finished scarf in my closet. I started it in 2019 with the kind of enthusiasm that makes you buy extra yarn in colors you’ll “definitely use later.” I didn’t use them later. The scarf sits there, twelve inches long, a monument to good intentions and the lie I told myself about becoming a […]
There is a hidden cost to finishing everything you start. It is not immediately visible. It does not appear in your calendar or your bank account. It shows up in what you never begin, what you never explore, what you never abandon early enough to move toward something better. The cultural expectation is clear: finish […]
Most projects do not end the way they were originally imagined. Whether it’s a side idea, a creative build, or a business attempt, stopping before formal completion is common. It is not exceptional. When you look at actual project data across industries, this becomes hard to ignore. Studies consistently show that a large majority of […]