Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an unc… - William James

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Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.

William James

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William James (11 January 1842 – 26 August 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He developed the philosophical perspective known as radical empiricism, and wrote influential books on the science of psychology, the psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophy of pragmatism.

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Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. - William James

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