I love the phrase "finishing energy"! Yes! And the pitfalls of artificial SMART goal deadlines. This was very useful to read - a relief and encouraging. Thank you!
Love this insight. You've cracked it that using finishing energy in daily life burns us out. That's such a great gem! Of course. Fantastic to read as usual.
I so resonate with this! This year I decided to publish a photography book. Just making the book has been a huge learning curve and very exhilarating, but then came all the extra work, like building a webshop and ironing out all the glitches that came with that. I've gradually become more and more infused with this finishing energy as I near the release date (that I had set myself), to the point of becoming obsessive...
Ooh Madeleine that sounds like such a big valuable project to finish! I think all that work on websites etc ends up being valuable for years And exactly the sort of thing one would futz around with for ages if you didn’t have that tension.
I love the phrase "finishing energy"! Yes! And the pitfalls of artificial SMART goal deadlines. This was very useful to read - a relief and encouraging. Thank you!
I’m so glad to share a dose of relief! We all need more of it🌞
Love this insight. You've cracked it that using finishing energy in daily life burns us out. That's such a great gem! Of course. Fantastic to read as usual.
Thanks, lovely to hear form you!
I so resonate with this! This year I decided to publish a photography book. Just making the book has been a huge learning curve and very exhilarating, but then came all the extra work, like building a webshop and ironing out all the glitches that came with that. I've gradually become more and more infused with this finishing energy as I near the release date (that I had set myself), to the point of becoming obsessive...
Ooh Madeleine that sounds like such a big valuable project to finish! I think all that work on websites etc ends up being valuable for years And exactly the sort of thing one would futz around with for ages if you didn’t have that tension.
Big congratulations on your book 🌞
Thank you so much, Helen! And thank you for this essay, it felt supportive. I'm not the only person putting myself through these challenges.
Sailmaker? Genius idea!
Sailmakers are total perfectionists, ideal for artists!