Is Unfinished Work Stealing Your Mental Energy?
May 05, 2025
I ran into a friend recently who was drowning.
Not in water - in overwhelm:
• Kids demanding attention
• Work piling up
• 15 different freelance projects spinning
• And one task that was eating them alive
This single freelance task had been sitting there for 10 weeks.
Untouched.
Getting more urgent.
Growing more daunting by the day.
"I just can't find the time," they said.
"And now it's so late, it has to be perfect..."
"How long would it actually take?" I asked.
"Maybe 6 hours..."
Think about that.
A 6-hour task consuming 10 weeks of mental energy.
That's the thing about unfinished work:
• It steals your focus from other tasks
• It grows bigger in your mind
• It drains your energy
• It makes everything else harder
The solution?
They sat down and did it.
6 hours.
Done.
The relief was immediate.
The mental space - enormous.
The freedom - priceless.
Here's the truth: Systems aren't just about getting work done.
They're about freedom.
Freedom from:
• Mental clutter
• Constant worry
• Task overwhelm
• The weight of "almost done"
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