“I quit again” — well, hello there! Have you ever found yourself thinking: “Why can’t I finish anything I start?”
Of course you have! We all do that. We start things with passion and spark, and then — boom! It fizzles out. Motivation gone.
So today, let’s figure out how to finish what you start, even if you’re the self-declared captain of Team Drop-Everything.
❓ Why do we never finish what we start?
You start a YouTube channel, do three English lessons, launch a Telegram — and then drop it all.
Why?
- Fear of failure
- Lack of visible results
- Impostor syndrome
- Laziness (let’s be honest)
- A little bit of everything above
💬 Psychologists say:
“Unfinished tasks stay in your memory longer than completed ones.” (The Zeigarnik Effect)
That’s why you still remember bombing that exam in 11th grade but can’t recall your wins that easily.
✅ Are you a Closer (someone who gets things done)?
📄 Grab a sheet of paper.
✍️ Make a list of things you’ve actually finished.
If you’ve got at least 3 — you’re not a loser, you’re a closer.
🎹 Personal story: my unfinished music school
I quit music school two months before graduation. Why? I had a fight with the teacher. So I just walked away.
😅 I don’t regret it, but that unfinished business always came back to me whenever I thought: “What have I not completed in life?”
Later, I launched my own channel:
🎹 Pianinka — a piano school on YouTube
And guess what? That was closure. Real, permanent closure. I turned into a closer, not just “the girl who quit music school.”
🧰 How to finish what you start: A checklist for real humans
🔍 Start with intention
Don’t jump into things just because they’re trendy. Ask yourself: do I truly want this?
🎬 Visualize the ending
Imagine what it will feel like when it’s finished. See the finish line.
🧱 Break it down
Don’t plan “do it all.” Plan “one small step a day.”
⚡ Find your spark
Look for something that gives you joy in the process. Even if it’s just a meme in between tasks.
📊 Track your progress
Use a tracker, stickers, progress bars — anything that shows you’re moving forward.
🎉 End with celebration
Ritual, snack, happy dance — whatever. Just acknowledge your win. Praise yourself!
✨ Closure doesn’t have to be literal
🤔 What if it’s no longer possible to literally finish what you started?
That’s where symbolic closure comes in. You don’t need to complete everything the way you originally planned. Sometimes, just finding a new form of completion works.
The key is to show your brain that the loop is closed — even if the ending is different.