I think for the majority of human beings, it is true. For people on this site, it may not be. The point is really the following: * Pick a long-term thing * F

I think for the majority of human beings, it is true. For people on this site, it may not be. The point is really the following: * Pick a long-term thing * Finish it * Do this a lot of times * Get good at finishing It's a really hard thing to learn post teenage years. I had the same problem but started fixing it in my mid-teens. I couldn't finish anything before then. But then I started a couple of music businesses which were very interesting to me and I learned to finish what I started. Compared to my 10 year old daughter who can now zip through many long-term projects with appropriate levels of planning. At her age, I remember basically not finishing any school work. She started out the same but working on a lot of projects, she's learned to finish what she starts. The natural state of a human being is to be stagnant. It's very few people who continuously try to improve themselves. Therefore, get the continuous improvement habit as early as possible.