It was imbedded in my brain from the time I first started sewing to finish what I started. I was not allowed cut another project until the previous one was completed. To this day I can't bring myself to start another project without finishing. Once And only once did I get sick of working on something and it was apparent it was never going to get better and I would never like it... so after many hours of work .... I just picked it up and tossed it out. I pulled it out of the trash a few times , as the guilt was starting to take over. Then the next morning on trash day I picked it up and walked it to the trash can out at the street and tossed it. I walked back to the house feeling like I had had scored a victory over my "trained" brain.