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SOFA - Start Often Finish rArely

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191 points pabs3 | 1 comments | 18 Oct 24 00:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.228s | source
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pcstl ◴[18 Oct 24 16:02 UTC] No.41880657[source]▶
This just seems like a bad idea. Starting things and not finishing them is just... The default. Whoever thinks that our society is too focused on commitment has really not been keeping up with social trends for the last few decades. Most people are cut loose from any kind of stability, community or enduring sense of identity.

I get that they're trying to go with "done does not need to mean perfect", but this way of putting it is too aggressive and I don't feel like it'll have good outcomes.

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1. morningsam ◴[18 Oct 24 23:04 UTC] No.41884285[source]▶
>Starting things and not finishing them is just... The default.

Exactly what I was going to write. I don't need a manifesto telling me to do this, this is what I do naturally unless I force myself to stick with something.

If anything, the "finish rarely [NOT never!]" bit is what needs emphasizing, yet the entire page is about the "start often" bit instead.