I’ve read your ebook so this newsletter felt really familiar in the best way. I can see how often I rely on bursts of energy to get things started but then life picks up and I don’t always have a system to carry things through. The part about the boring middle stuck out to me. Between work, home and my daughter, that’s usually where things fall off. This reminded me that finishing doesn’t have to depend on having the perfect moment, it just needs a clear next step. Thank you for this Idris Elijah, your words came at the right time for me!
I’ve got voice notes and half-built songs that prove your point. It’s not that I don’t want to finish them, it’s that once the initial feeling fades I don’t really have a process to carry me through. That boring middle is exactly where I disappear. I either start tweaking random things or just move on to something new. Seeing it laid out like this makes it harder to ignore. I need to start treating finishing like part of the work, not something that just happens if the vibe is right. Thank you Idris Elijah for the valuable insights and inspiration!
I can think of a few things right now that I’ve been thinking about instead of actually finishing. Not because I can’t but because I never really defined what done even is. I like how you keep coming back to structure over motivation. I’ve heard you say it before but this time it reinforced it so well. I’m actually going to pick one thing this week and close it out, no overthinking, just finish it. Thank you Idris for brilliantly spelling out a mindset shift that I’ve been avoiding!
I’ve read your ebook so this newsletter felt really familiar in the best way. I can see how often I rely on bursts of energy to get things started but then life picks up and I don’t always have a system to carry things through. The part about the boring middle stuck out to me. Between work, home and my daughter, that’s usually where things fall off. This reminded me that finishing doesn’t have to depend on having the perfect moment, it just needs a clear next step. Thank you for this Idris Elijah, your words came at the right time for me!
I’ve got voice notes and half-built songs that prove your point. It’s not that I don’t want to finish them, it’s that once the initial feeling fades I don’t really have a process to carry me through. That boring middle is exactly where I disappear. I either start tweaking random things or just move on to something new. Seeing it laid out like this makes it harder to ignore. I need to start treating finishing like part of the work, not something that just happens if the vibe is right. Thank you Idris Elijah for the valuable insights and inspiration!
I can think of a few things right now that I’ve been thinking about instead of actually finishing. Not because I can’t but because I never really defined what done even is. I like how you keep coming back to structure over motivation. I’ve heard you say it before but this time it reinforced it so well. I’m actually going to pick one thing this week and close it out, no overthinking, just finish it. Thank you Idris for brilliantly spelling out a mindset shift that I’ve been avoiding!