A Symbol as an Incentive to finishing a Task
Monday, October 8th, 2007How many times can you read over the same post or work over the same artwork before you declare them finished and ready for the rest of the world?
I have quite a few half-finished or ‘nearly finished’ posts and I’m wondering if there is a symbol out there that I might use at the end of each post to help me let it go. Below are a few obvious ways to indicate the ending or to celebrate the completion of a project.
- A signature
- The End
- A gold Star
- A rubber stamp
- A tick
- A knife and fork lined up together on a plate
- A chocolate
A cigarette- A simple flourish
For me, whatever it is, it needs to feel like a reward to look forward to, an incentive to finishing the task at hand.
Do you reward yourself when you complete a task? If so how? Could you be creative with that reward? Could you symbolise the good feelings you experience when you achieve a goal? Could you use that symbol as an incentive to remind you of those satisfied feelings when you are having trouble finishing a task.
For me, when I complete a task I do feel satisfied and proud. I usually also find myself looking forward to starting the next project. Humour is an important part of my life, so when brainstorming this question for myself I kept coming up with fun things like my son’s stamps- so I think I’ll use them for now.
