EPISODE FILE 013 / COSTS: TIME

How to Stay a Boy Until You're 40

An examination of self-handicapping, unfinished projects, and the comfort of being someone who could succeed without having to test it.

Episodes / File 13

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The file

  1. 1The instructionProtect your potential. You could do it if you really tried.
  2. 2Why it feels safeNot fully trying preserves the explanation that the result does not count.
  3. 3What it costsUnfinished work protects your image but produces no evidence of progress.
  4. 4The correctionLet one real attempt count.
  5. 5Your 24-hour testChoose a small unfinished task, remove your usual excuse, and give it a complete attempt.

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