What is your temporal persistence? Like if you have some project you are putting off while trying to mull over a solution, how long do you generally keep that in mind until you find a solution or it fades from memory, replaced by something more productive. I’m not really talking about consciously shifting focus. I’m talking about the point when a project gets shelved unintentionally; you still hope to get back to it but usually do not. What is your temporal persistence like? Perhaps you complete every project, meaning you are less abstracted and that is fine too.
Sometimes years.
The oldest project I haven’t actually given up on entirely has been rattling around in my head for somewhere around ~15 years, I think, with occasional bursts of progress.
(I also have an anxiety disorder… 🙃️)
I’m not sure what the average length would be though.
I finished a project last summer that languished for 7-years. It’s a fancy box with lights and switches that powers a blacklight to illuminate whatever you set on top. The kids were not impressed. :(
Congrats on finishing!