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    Book Summary: Finish What You


    Start: The Art of Following Through,
    Taking Action, Executing, & Self-
    Discipline
    Monica Nathalia · Follow
    7 min read · Apr 2, 2021

    75

    I’ve been feeling off-track for the past 6–7 months now. Chancing upon this book
    was the best thing that ever happened to me. This book is written by Peter Hollins,
    Author and Researcher at petehollins.com. This summary is directly adopted from
    his book.

    Stop Thinking, Just Execute


    The art of following through is something that allows you to create the
    life that you actually want instead of settling for the life you currently
    have.

    It can be said to be composed of four parts: focus, self-discipline, action,


    and persistence — all equally important.

    However, it’s not just as easy as knowing you have to do it and thus doing
    it. There are powerful reasons we don’t finish what we start and follow
    through very often. These reasons can generally be split into two camps:
    inhibiting tactics and psychological roadblocks.

    Inhibiting tactics are the ways we plan against ourselves without even
    realizing it. They include (1) setting bad goals, (2) procrastination, (3)
    indulging in temptations and distractions, and (4) poor time
    management.

    Psychological roadblocks are the ways we don’t follow through because


    we are unconsciously protecting ourselves. These include (1) laziness and
    lack of discipline, (2) fear of judgment, rejection, and failure, (3)
    perfectionism out of insecurity, and (4) lack of self-awareness.

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    How do we stay hungry and motivated? By delving deep and Write
    really asking
    what internal and external motivators you have at your disposal — a task
    that is rarely performed.

    External motivators are when we leverage other people, places, and


    things to push us into action. For the most part, these are when we want
    to avoid negative consequences involving other people, places, and
    things. These methods include accountability partners and groups,
    putting money down upfront, and self-bribery.

    Internal motivators are when we look at how we stand to benefit and


    improve our lives. These are universal needs, drives, and desires that are
    easy to lose track of. The easy way to find these is to answer a set of
    questions that directly asks things such as how am I going to benefit from
    this and how does my life stand to improve from this?

    It’s only through answering these questions that you realize what you are
    neglecting. Anything we want to accomplish has an associated
    opportunity cost. We must sacrifice, even if we are sacrificing our ability
    to lie on the couch and watch television.

    We can deal with this mental obstacle by playing with the cost-benefit
    ratio so the cost is minimized or the benefit is maximized. Motivation has
    been shown to work best when we are reminded of it — otherwise, out of
    sight, out of mind.

    Thus, you should have cues you’re your motivations all around you — but
    make sure to keep them distinct and memorable, use all five senses (even
    taste), and make sure to change and switch them periodically to avoid
    growing used to them and forgetting them.

    Create a Manifesto
    A manifesto is nothing more than a set of rules to follow every day. We
    might hate rules, but rules take the guesswork out of our days and give us
    guidelines to follow. They make matters black and white, which is helpful
    to following through because there is simply no other choice.

    Rule 1: Are you acting out of laziness? If so, is this a characterization you
    want about yourself?

    Rule 2: Three major tasks a day, maximum. Differentiate between


    important tasks, urgent tasks, and simple wasted motion.

    Rule 3: Create daily limitations and requirements for yourself. These


    keep you within the bounds of what you know you need to do. These are
    also the building blocks of good habits.

    Rule 4: Sometimes we lose sight of what we want to accomplish. Thus,


    reaffirm your intentions by stating “I want,” “I will,” and “I won’t”
    statements.

    Rule 5: Try to look into the future, 10 minutes, hours, and days at a time.
    Do you like what you see when you consider not following through? Is it
    worth the benefit to the current self at the expense of the future self?
    Probably not.

    Rule 6: It’s just 10 minutes, right? So if you want to quit, it’s just 10
    minutes. And if you need to wait, it’s just 10 minutes.

    Follow-Through Mindsets
    Following through is 100% mental, which means it’s probably a good idea
    to talk about the mindsets you attempt to embody.

    Mindset 1: It’s all worthwhile. If you feel that your hard work will get you
    somewhere, you belong and are as good as anyone else, and you feel
    impact toward your overall goals, execution is easier to stick with.

    Mindset 2: Become comfortable with discomfort. Everything you want to


    do will have elements of discomfort, unless you just want to watch
    television all day by yourself. Thus, becoming used to this feeling allows
    you to tackle what you want without fear.

    Mindset 3: Without following through, there is no learning. Only when


    you finish something can you evaluate yourself and correct your errors.
    Embody an information-gathering mindset.

    Mindset 4: The detrimental power of stress and anxiety can’t be


    overstated. Even being in a poor mood is dangerous to your productivity
    and follow-through. Be aware and take proactive measures to modulate
    your stress levels.

    The Science of Smashing Procrastination


    Tackling procrastination is similar to pushing Sisyphus’s stone. You can
    beat it back for a bit, but it’s so natural that you will never be fully rid of
    it.

    The problem is typified by time inconsistency, where we comprise two


    selves that don’t have overlapping desires — one wants gratification in the
    future and the other wants it right now.

    Temptation bundling is an effective method to battle procrastination. It


    consists of combining your unpleasurable tasks with something
    pleasurable. This mainly works because you are battling time
    inconsistency and giving both selves what they want simultaneously.
    Start easy and small.

    Procrastination thrives off inertia. Therefore, you need to make the path
    to motion and action as easy as possible. Then eventually you can gain
    momentum — the opposite of inertia.

    Sometimes beating procrastination just requires a kick in the pants. Fear


    and productive paranoia can do that to you — if you are so fearful of the
    negative repercussions you will face, then you will certainly be spurred
    into action. But this is not a method to use very frequently.

    No-distraction Zone
    Minimize your distractions in your environment. It turns out that out of
    sight is out of mind with distractions, so don’t keep anything stimulating
    near your workstation otherwise your willpower will slowly deplete itself.

    Create default actions wherever possible. This is where the easiest and
    lowest resistance past for you is the path you want the most. This is also
    done through curating and designing your environment for productivity.

    Singletasking is an important concept because it definitively proves the


    flaws of multitasking. When you switch from task to task, you create
    attention residue. This means it takes a while for you to adjust to each
    new task, even if you were already familiar with it. You can eliminate this
    by singletasking, and also by batching, which is when you do all similar
    types of tasks together to capitalize on your mental efficiency.

    A don’t-do list can be just as powerful as a to-do list because we are rarely
    told what to ignore. As a result, these distractions or sneaky time-suckers
    can invade our space without us even knowing we are being duped.
    Include tasks you can’t move forward on, make progress on, or help.

    The 40–70 rule is when you beat inaction through the amount of
    information you seek. If you have less than 40%, don’t act. But if you have
    70%, you must act. You’ll never have 100%, and chances are, 70% is more
    than sufficient — the rest you learn along the way, anyway.

    Finally, you might want to do nothing from time to time. This is rest and
    relaxation — but you should think of it as mental recovery. What does an
    athlete do between races or matches? You got it — they recover so they
    are primed to work again when necessary.
    Deadly Pitfalls
    False hope syndrome is when you expect that you will be able to change
    or improve to an unrealistic degree. When you inevitably fail to meet this
    mark, there is a very real backlash that results in you being even less
    motivated and disciplined than before you started.

    To beat this, set proper expectations based on your history and


    understand the difference between goals and expectations.

    Overthinking is sneaky because it feels like action and it even feels


    productive. But it’s not. Overthinking is when you fixate and can’t seem to
    take the first step toward action. Zero in on the details that matter,
    deliberately ignore everything else, and you’ll feel much more clarity.

    Worrying is when you fixate on something and inevitably start drawing


    out the negative scenarios and pitfalls. However, worrying is also when
    you fixate on things you can’t control while ignoring what you can control
    — the present. The solution is to focus on what you can do right now and
    only right now.

    Do you know yourself? Well, what about in terms of productivity and how
    you work and produce the best? You can consider time of day,
    environment, setting, and so on. But you should consider that knowing
    yourself is also the ability to look at yourself and understand why you
    may have failed or come up short. It is the ability to self-diagnose and be
    self-aware.

    Daily System for Success


    Systems are sets of daily behaviors. It doesn’t have to be more complex
    than that. Systems stand in stark contrast to goals because goals are one-
    off accomplishments, while systems emphasize consistency and long-
    term success.

    Keep a scoreboard for everything large and trivial. This keeps you
    motivated and striving toward growth and progress.
    Manage your time better by understanding how long things will take in
    reality and accounting for your own quirks and inefficiencies.

    Lower your transaction costs by making undesirable behaviors


    inconvenient and unwieldy while making desirable behaviors convenient
    and easy.

    Gather all of the information and materials you need all at once and
    before you get started. This allows you to work interruption-free and
    gather moments.

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