I’m noticing that on projects that I am struggling to get finished, that have good pieces to them but sort of taper off into loose ends, the best thing that I can do is pull out the scissors and get to cutting.
“Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife – chopping off what’s incomplete and saying: ‘Now, it’s complete because it’s ended here. ‘“
~ Dune by Frank Herbert
The parts that are half-finished, that open up entirely different directions that could go anywhere… cut them off. They won’t get done, so shave off the edges and set the border.
Noticing when you are drifting from the focus of the project, and realigning.