Chris Guillebeau

If it is like a difficult email or something, you just kind of open the email because you've been avoiding it. You know it's there, but you've been avoiding it. So you just open it. And you just write the first line. Hi, Mike. And you just start. And then as you work through it, as I said, relief is on the other side of working through the to dread list or the to dread items.

If it is like a difficult email or something, you just kind of open the email because you've been avoiding it. You know it's there, but you've been avoiding it. So you just open it. And you just write the first line. Hi, Mike. And you just start. And then as you work through it, as I said, relief is on the other side of working through the to dread list or the to dread items.

Do you finish every book? I know you read a lot of books. Do you finish every book that you read? Do you ever watch a show on streaming TV or movies that you start watching and then don't finish? Are you a completionist or not? Yeah, there's plenty of those, yeah.

Do you finish every book? I know you read a lot of books. Do you finish every book that you read? Do you ever watch a show on streaming TV or movies that you start watching and then don't finish? Are you a completionist or not? Yeah, there's plenty of those, yeah.

Do you finish every book? I know you read a lot of books. Do you finish every book that you read? Do you ever watch a show on streaming TV or movies that you start watching and then don't finish? Are you a completionist or not? Yeah, there's plenty of those, yeah.

right well i think i i do hear from people and it's across all media it's like some people who believe that they should not you know stop if they start a book they should finish it you know this is like a point of pride and um i just you know i think there's so many great

right well i think i i do hear from people and it's across all media it's like some people who believe that they should not you know stop if they start a book they should finish it you know this is like a point of pride and um i just you know i think there's so many great

right well i think i i do hear from people and it's across all media it's like some people who believe that they should not you know stop if they start a book they should finish it you know this is like a point of pride and um i just you know i think there's so many great

books in the world if you start reading a book and you read 30 50 pages and you're not into it that book is just not for you at this point in your life and that's great so stop and get back all those hours you know these days with entertainment it just kind of drags on and on with tv shows if they're making money then they just keep going and it should have been one or two seasons but now it's seven or eight seasons so you think well i'm locked in i'm hooked i'm invested but

books in the world if you start reading a book and you read 30 50 pages and you're not into it that book is just not for you at this point in your life and that's great so stop and get back all those hours you know these days with entertainment it just kind of drags on and on with tv shows if they're making money then they just keep going and it should have been one or two seasons but now it's seven or eight seasons so you think well i'm locked in i'm hooked i'm invested but

books in the world if you start reading a book and you read 30 50 pages and you're not into it that book is just not for you at this point in your life and that's great so stop and get back all those hours you know these days with entertainment it just kind of drags on and on with tv shows if they're making money then they just keep going and it should have been one or two seasons but now it's seven or eight seasons so you think well i'm locked in i'm hooked i'm invested but

can you not just say, well, I enjoyed that story for a little while and now I'm ready to do something else. So that's media and entertainment, which is easy. But you can also think about this in all parts of your life.

can you not just say, well, I enjoyed that story for a little while and now I'm ready to do something else. So that's media and entertainment, which is easy. But you can also think about this in all parts of your life.

can you not just say, well, I enjoyed that story for a little while and now I'm ready to do something else. So that's media and entertainment, which is easy. But you can also think about this in all parts of your life.

If you're starting a business, if you're starting your own creative project, like writing a book, it's actually, I think, a really important skill, in fact, to be able to say, I'm going to stop doing this and do

If you're starting a business, if you're starting your own creative project, like writing a book, it's actually, I think, a really important skill, in fact, to be able to say, I'm going to stop doing this and do

If you're starting a business, if you're starting your own creative project, like writing a book, it's actually, I think, a really important skill, in fact, to be able to say, I'm going to stop doing this and do

something else um i you know i will i walk out of movie theaters i don't go to movie theaters too often these days but whenever i do if i don't like the movie i'll leave you know i'll i'll sit down at restaurants and if i don't like the menu i'll get up and go somewhere else it doesn't matter if i've already sat down and i think this is also something that might feel a little bit strange to some people at first but it's going to also bring you relief and you're going to feel proud of yourself you're like oh i actually realized that i would rather have that hour

something else um i you know i will i walk out of movie theaters i don't go to movie theaters too often these days but whenever i do if i don't like the movie i'll leave you know i'll i'll sit down at restaurants and if i don't like the menu i'll get up and go somewhere else it doesn't matter if i've already sat down and i think this is also something that might feel a little bit strange to some people at first but it's going to also bring you relief and you're going to feel proud of yourself you're like oh i actually realized that i would rather have that hour

something else um i you know i will i walk out of movie theaters i don't go to movie theaters too often these days but whenever i do if i don't like the movie i'll leave you know i'll i'll sit down at restaurants and if i don't like the menu i'll get up and go somewhere else it doesn't matter if i've already sat down and i think this is also something that might feel a little bit strange to some people at first but it's going to also bring you relief and you're going to feel proud of yourself you're like oh i actually realized that i would rather have that hour