People naturally take on more than they can handle and starts many projects. Most of the time, when someone starts a new project, they start off strong but then they start to run out of time and move on to other things. These projects then remain unfinished for long periods of time but still weigh down on the person who started the project. The reason this happens to people so often is that people naturally underestimate things. We think that a project will not be much of a struggle to finish when in reality, the project is probably 2 or 3 times harder than we expect. When we start a new project, our brains are rewarded for starting something new which makes us feel good. The problem is, as we work on the project, that feeling faded and we start to lose interest in what we are doing. As a result of this, we end up with many unfinished projects just laying around which can actually cause us lots of stress because of all thing things to do without much free time. I personally experience this problem quite a bit. On weekends, I sometimes like to start coding a new project that I think would be fun. I don’t expect the project to be very challenging for me and believe that I could finish it during the weekend. Most of the time, I end up not finishing the project and it just remains on my computer half finished. I think about all of the coding projects I have started something but I get stressed because there are so many things to work on with not much time and start another project. The solution to this problem is to completely consider what the project is before you start it. If you think a project will only take a short amount of time, multiply the length by 3 and consider if it is still worth doing. Try to take on a smaller project rather than bigger ones that will take up more time and is more likely to not be completed. Another problem people need to learn to fix is not giving up. When you look back at all the things you need to do, you get stressed about how much it is. Instead of trying to complete everything you started, try to give up on some things that are not very important. Herrera, Tim. “Why You Start Things You'll Never Finish.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 10 Dec. 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/12/09/smarter-living/why-you-start-things-youll-never-finish.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FPsychology%2Band%2BPsychologists&action=click&contentCollection=health®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection.
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