Self Improvement on Matus Stafura

On decision making: Why Half-Finished Is Worse Than Never Started

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 09:55:02 +0100

When you reflect on your personal history, how many times have you started something only to quit prematurely? Why start something without finishing it? That makes no sense. What was the point?

Imagine running a marathon and stopping halfway, or starting a business project and abandoning it in the middle. You’ve invested time, energy, and resources for zero return.

The result can be terrifying. A waste of time. A commodity we have less and less every single second. And if you examine how many tasks you start but don’t finish in a year, the effect is staggering: dozens or hundreds of hours spent on actions that produce nothing. A waste of life. Time passing by with only the fleeting dopamine of “just doing something”.

Why Motivation Is Irrelevant to Getting Things Done

Sat, 06 Dec 2025 09:55:06 +0100

Have you ever felt tired or unmotivated before starting a task? Of course you have. We all have. By task, I mean anything you have planned to do or needs to be done—work, study, home chores, exercise, you name it.

There are many ways we try to manipulate the situation to get things done: a quick nap, more coffee, a motivational video. Just any external influence to use or blame will do. But ask yourself: how much time, resources, and energy are you wasting by watching videos, listening to podcasts, or psyching yourself up before doing this EVERY SINGLE TIME?

4 Daily Practices That Build Lifelong Intelligence

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:34:44 +0100

Intelligent people share certain traits and practices. In this article, I want to highlight the ones that will develop lifelong skills through simple daily practice.

1. Thinking Several Steps Ahead

In chess, if you don’t consider the consequences of your moves, you’ll lose. There’s no way to win if your actions are random and unplanned.

What separates intelligent people from irresponsible or careless ones is the ability to foresee the likely results of their actions.