Distraction
Being distracted is something that comes naturally. It’s easy to get 70-80% done with something that you put out. The last 20% gets extremely difficult. All of the sudden something else comes up that looks like it’ll be the solution to your problem, so you jump into the next thing without finishing the current one all the way through.
For me this is one of my biggest challenges out of the car. In the seat of the car I have put in the time to get the last 20% out of my driving. It’s taken a long time at that! I intuitively know that the best results come in those last 20% however I still fall into the pitfall of thinking that the next best thing is going to be the shortcut, the cure all, the solution that will be painless.
Unfortunately there’s no easy recipe for success. Anything that’s worth doing has to be done to the fullest to get the desired outcome. This is a challenge, but just like anything the big results come from the 20% of the effort that most people aren't willing to put in.