Complete immediately! - Nov. 27,2023.

I completed chapter 3 of my thesis yesterday. It was exhausting, but I felt an improvement. Also, I was glad to finish it within the deadline. My professor told me that it was important to accomplish and submit a thesis within the deadline, even if it wasn’t perfect yet. This is because taking a lot of time isn’t always right. It is more efficient to complete the task at around 80% proficiency within the deadline, submit it to the teacher, and receive feedback rather than spending excessive time aiming for perfection.

The mindset of considering a task complete in any form can be applied to other things as well, such as daily tasks. I read the beginning of 『降伏論』 at the bookstore yesterday, and it said that uncompleted tasks could make you exhausted. So, it’s good for our healthy life and mental condition to finish them in any form. As the author said, I feel something doesn’t sit right with me when I put something off. In most cases, those things are small, so I want to try to complete them immediately from now on and focus on what I really want to do. It’ll lead me to achieve better results.

降伏論　「できない自分」を受け入れる