111 Drafts
Why is it so hard to finish what we start?
Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start…
Lol. Is it though?
“I’d be fascinated to see inside your drafts folder”—no this wasn’t a euphemism whispered to me by a creeping sense of internal dread but something a friend said to me a couple of months ago after I regaled her with all the things I’ve ‘started’ writing about… but am yet to finish.
The truth is I am an ideas MEGA FOUNTAIN. Not a crusty old one either. A smooth flowing, algae-free dream. Soft water here only thank you very much. Did I mention yet how many draft-worthy ideas I’ve had since I joined Substack? No? Ok right now, it’s 82. That doesn’t include the pieces I have published, the decades worth of notes on my phone - or my laptop. Or the ones that will come to me during the creation of this piece. But believe me, they will come.
Please know, none of this is to brag. If only. What I’m trying to get to the bottom of here is what it is that prevents me and maybe you too, from following through. Why from the moment of inspiration do some of us turn swiftly on our heels in the opposite direction and avoid seeing an idea through to its end? From finishing what we’ve started?
I am writing this piece in the hope of finding out. As well as sharing some of the tools I use to boost ideas and inspiration should you find yourself experiencing the opposite of my affliction.