Don't stop working on something once you've started it

A rule I learned in a business executive's efficiency class that has been valuable, although some times hard to follow: Never pick up a paper you are not ready to process to completion. You are not allowed to put the paper back down. This save a lot of wasted or redundant effort. The same principle can be applied to other areas such as: Never start a conversation you aren't going to finish at the moment. Never start a project that you aren't going to bring to completion or at least take to a significant step forward. (Combine this thinking with the Toad Rules. https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4916279693530706050&pli=1#editor/target=post;postID=8560645843818553404;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=1;src=postname )