Often times, people get anxious with a new task, perhaps because it is more refreshing than something we’ve been doing for a while that we end up not finishing a previous task in hand. From my observations, the lack of closure not only signifies the issue of not completing a task, but a lack of responsibility and inability to face the reality. After all, I think the lack of closure comes not from the “lack of time” we have (it’s only an excuse), but the “lack of motivation” to fix up some existing issues in getting things back in place. We see this all the time around us. In the first day of class, classrooms are packed with students while in the final days of the quarter, only those students that are motivated will attend class. At work, a new project kick-off may stir lots of interest, but when it comes to project deadlines or presentations, only few will show up in the meetings.

In my opinion, to effectively tackle this problem of closure requires discipline of staying focused, keeping one’s emotions calm, and not giving up easily (perseverance). I hope to practice these traits in my daily living to better dealt with the issue of “closure.”