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One of the things that stopped Esther from following through with her dream was her fear that people around her would judge her decision. That is why she did not survey her friends and neighbors, as she planned at first. When we are overwhelmed by the fear of someone else's opinion, we choose not to act at all, since then we cannot fail, be judged, or rejected by others. However, as Hollins writes, ‘’By not acting and not following through, we have already judged and rejected ourselves even before we’ve started. We have already failed the moment we decided not to try.’’ This allows you to keep your head down and work even if you don't want to when you need to (Ability to control yourself to retain focus) Action
The problem is typified by time inconsistency, where we comprise two selves that don’t have overlapping desires — one wants gratification in the future and the other wants it right now.
Rules hold you accountable so that you are not winging it every day but instead are guided. Use your rules to guide your worldview and your daily actions. Rule 6: It’s just 10 minutes, right? So if you want to quit, it’s just 10 minutes. And if you need to wait, it’s just 10 minutes. Finally, you may wish to do nothing now and then. This is a time for rest, but it's also a time for mental recuperation. Between races or matches, what does an athlete do? You guessed it: they recover to be ready to work again when needed.
The practical and insightful guidance you can find in ‘’Finish What You Start’’ will make your road to achieving goals less bumpy. Therefore, create another rule to return to this book occasionally to remind yourself of the valuable pieces of advice it offers. 12min Tip FINiSH what you state & following through is breaking through that common loop & taking hold of your life. Rule 3 is to make actual rules for yourself. Create an actual code of conduct for you to follow in terms of being more disciplined and following through more. Write your code down in detail and then post it in a visible area. While you may not adhere to all of them every day, you at least stand a better chance of follow-through when you actually take the time to think about your code of conduct and write them down.Let us begin with focus. Hollins says it ‘’keeps your head in the game and your eyes on the prize.’’ When you are focused, your thoughts have guidance in figuring out how to follow through—while your actions are directed toward achieving your vision. Furthermore, you do not waste your effort because you focus it on a single goal. Rule3: Create Limitations and Requirements -> Limitations are restrictions on temptations while requirements are things one must do daily. Each individual is encouraged to have a limit of five requirements and limitations. Also, they are to make a clear statement on what you cannot and must do. Finish What You Start is a unique deep dive into the psychology and science of accomplishment, productivity, and getting things done. What stood out for us personally was the section on systems in your projects, to do lists, etc. And how it is the systems that are put in place what ultimately provide the structure to complete tasks.he Author repeats the teachings several times to ensure that you remember each lesson. This book speaks to our fear of failure and the unknown. Summary of Finish What You Start PDF
Action is crucial to execute our plans & the realisation of our goals, for without it, plans remain abstract & goals remain dreams. Systems are collections of daily actions. It doesn't have to be any more complicated. Goals differ from systems in that goals are one-time accomplishments, but systems stress consistency and long-term success. External motivations are mostly about avoiding pain, so figure out what pains you are avoiding or can create for yourself. Then let your urge to avoid those pains drive you. Failure is useful only when we’re aware of the cause. When we see the cause, we can see how to fix it and how to avoid repeated failure in the future. Inertia is the force that builds as you are at rest. On the other hand, momentum is the drive to keep moving forward until you get everything done. Your task here is to break inertia and gain momentum.Overthinking is sneaky because it feels like action and it even feels productive. But it’s not. Overthinking is when you fixate and can’t seem to take the first step toward action. Zero in on the details that matter, deliberately ignore everything else, and you’ll feel much more clarity.
To beat this, set proper expectations based on your history and understand the difference between goals and expectations. Thus, you should have cues you’re your motivations all around you — but make sure to keep them distinct and memorable, use all five senses (even taste), and make sure to change and switch them periodically to avoid growing used to them and forgetting them.We all fall into the temptation of procrastinating what we start but fail to finish. We misplace our priorities, we fail to delay gratification, we do not exercise our free will and self-discipline. Hence we continuously fail to execute on our ideas and fail to follow through. Author Peter Hollins shares strategies and tactics to deal with procrastination by following through, taking action, executing, and using self-discipline to honor our commitments and resolutions. Do you know yourself? Well, what about in terms of productivity and how you work and produce the best? You can consider time of day, environment, setting, and so on. But you should consider that knowing yourself is also the ability to look at yourself and understand why you may have failed or come up short. It is the ability to self-diagnose and be self-aware. This book is divided into eight chapters, each of which explains our incapacity to follow through and how to overcome it to achieve any goal we set for ourselves. Introduction
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