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“Persistence is firmly sticking to something for a prolonged period of time, even as you encounter things that try to unstick you.”
― Peter Hollins
Finishing what you start ay nangangailangan ng apat na follow‐through muscles:
- focusing, 2. taking action, 3. resisting distraction, and 4. persisting.
Kapag nagsimula ka ng isang bagong proyekto, you’re full of ideas and experience a surge of inspiration which helps you focus, take action, resist distraction, and persist. Ngunit kapag kumukupas ang inspirasyon, your follow‐through muscles weaken without the performance‐enhancing effects of inspiration. Ang ego ay ayaw umamin ng weakness or risk failure so it puts up a “perfectionism” roadblock by raising the finishing requirements. With the finishing requirements na tila hindi maaabot, nawawalan ka ng interes at hindi mo matatapos ang iyong nasimulan.
Ang unang hakbang to finishing what you start is to knock over the “perfectionism” roadblock by adopting a finishing = learning mindset.
Adopt a Finishing = Learning Mindset
“You only learn certain things if you see them through to the end. If you don’t follow through, then you don’t learn all that you have to do and you don’t learn anything about yourself except that you are lazy or afraid or a failure.”
Sabi ni Peter Holland
Kapag natapos mo ang isang proyekto, you get the opportunity to evaluate your work, adjust, and develop a better method. A finished product that fails to meet your expectations is infinitely more valuable than a product you don’t finish.
You can complete a terrible website other pinoys laugh at, pero ang terrible website na yan is an excellent stepping stone sa iyong susunod na website.
Once you adopt a finishing = learning mindset, you can keep “perfectionism” at bay and start strengthening your follow‐through muscles.
Create a Finishing Manifesto
Ang follow‐through muscles na tumutulong sa iyong na mag-focus, take action, resist distraction, and persist take time to develop and atrophy quickly when you stop following through on your plan. Ang susi sa pagpapalakas ng iyong follow‐through muscles is to execute your plan consistently. Ang isang mahusay na paraan to execute consistently is to create a “finishing manifesto.”
Ang manifesto ay isang simpleng set of rules you follow without exception. Your manifesto can contain one rule or ten rules.
Gusto kong panatilihin ang aking manifesto sa dalawang rules.
Manifesto Rule #1: When it’s time to work, I state an “I want. I will. I won’t.”
Bawat linggo I schedule a one‐hour “Training module creation” time block in my calendar. Kapag nakatanggap ako ng calendar notification from my “Training module creation” time block, tahimik kong sinasabi sa sarili ko:
- “I want to experience the satisfaction of finishing my training module on Maintenance Planning.”
- “I will brainstorm ideas and outline the next module for two minutes.”
- “I won’t check my email for the next hour.”
Mag-iskedyul ng time blocks sa iyong kalendaryo to work on your “must finish” project bawat linggo hanggang sa makumpleto ang proyektong iyon. When the next time block arrives, state what you want, what you will do first, and what you won’t do.
I WANT
Ang iyong “I want” is the end state you ultimately want to reach. When you state “I want…” you connect your immediate actions to a meaningful goal in the future.
I WILL
Ang iyong “I will” ay isang maliit na action na hand among gawin ngayon. The smaller, the better. Don’t underestimate the power of small steps to get started and build momentum. Inertia is procrastination’s most potent weapon, but super small starting actions disarm that weapon.
I WON’T
Ang iyong “I won’t” is what you will avoid doing to ensure you stay on task. Kapag sinabi mo ang iyong “I won’t…” you identify your most common form of procrastination. Marahil ay gusto mong tingnan ang iyong telepono para sa mga mensahe, browse the latest news headlines, or waste ten minutes finding the perfect song you’ll work to.
Studies show that setting an implementation intention, like an “I want. I will. I won’t.”, can triple the rate you follow through.
Manifesto Rule #2: When I’m about to procrastinate, I will conduct a 10‐10‐10.
Your future self wants to finish long‐term goals but needs your present self to act on its behalf. Ang problema ay ang iyong present self ay nagmamalasakit lamang sa pagkakaroon ng agarang kasiyahan at pag-iwas sa agarang sakit.
Pagdating ng oras to work on your long‐term goals, your present self isn’t motivated to act because the reward is distant, and there is no immediate pain associated to procrastinating. Pero if you can get your present self to travel into the future and experience the pain of not following through, you can kickstart your present self into action.
Sa susunod na naka-iskedyul kang magsimulang gumawa ng isang proyekto ngunit ayaw mong gawin ito, hayaan ang iyong sarili na maging tamad, at pagkatapos ay isipin kung ano ang mararamdaman mo pagkatapos ng pagpapaliban ng 10 minuto. Now imagine procrastinating for 10 hours. Then imagine procrastinating for 10 days.
When I imagine procrastinating for 10 days, the guilt I experience is strong and painful because I don’t want to be known as a person who doesn’t follow through on his intentions. As my present self experiences the future pain of not following through, I remind myself, “this pain can all go away if I take action right now…”
Ang finishing = learning mindset na kasama ng finishing manifesto will make you an unstoppable finisher who gets to enjoy the pride and satisfaction that comes from finishing what you start.
Author: The Pinoy Engineer
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