Unfinished Tasks = Mental Drain

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A while ago, I had a “harmless” list of half-finished things:

• A book with 30 pages left.

• A broken drawer I’d been meaning to fix since… last winter.

• An email draft waiting for “just the right words”.

Doesn’t sound like a big deal, does it? 🤔 

Until I noticed my mind was feeling heavy and unfocused — even on empty days, I just couldn’t relax properly.

Then it hit me:
You might forget about those unfinished tasks, but your brain doesn’t. They’re still there, running in the background, like a hundred browser tabs that are still open on your phone.

Here’s the fix:
👉️ Pick one open task today and close it, NOW.
👉️ Doesn’t matter if it’s tiny, doesn’t matter if it takes just 30 seconds.
👉️ Close enough of them and your brain will suddenly feel lighter.

Now think:

• What’s one unfinished task you’ve been dragging on for weeks?

• Is it really that hard to finish it?

• Why have you been avoiding that thing for so long?

Your focus is expensive — don’t waste it.

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