I know that I personally seem to have a more difficult time with completing things if I'm not terribly interested in them, but I can start lots of things. I start this, I start that, but then something else comes along that I find interesting, so I start that and leave the old project behind.
Sometimes I have to pause and wonder why it is that we are always starting new things and yet we so often leave so many things unfinished. It's true, not everyone leaves things unfinished, and not everyone enjoys starting new things all the time. I know several people who don't like starting new things. But in general, we are always starting something new.
My guess, and it's probably a well-known thing, is just that it's hard to hold people's attention spans. Everyone has a different span of time which they can easily pay attention to something. It's when that runs out that it becomes hard to continue on with whatever the project was before. It begins to require hard work and constant effort to complete. Some people are really good at pushing themselves to finish their projects, and some people are not so good at it.
There are many different directions one could take this idea, and the ideas that spring from it. A perfect example. I like this new idea here, so rather than finishing my exploration of the previous thought, I'm going to go chasing this one and see where it goes. Just like I'm doing now. Just like I've done several times already.
Where does all this come from in the first place? Well, it's a new semester at college. A new start. New people, new classes, (some) new instructors, new assignments, new callings (soon to come, hopefully), and many other new things. Sure, there are plenty of old things. But this is one case where I think making a new start is a good thing. Some things should be left alone once they are finished. But that's a thought for another day.
