Finish the project that has been half-done too long

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Finish the project that has been half-done too long

The unpainted trim, the shelf in the garage, the door that never got hung.

An unfinished job in your own house is a small daily withdrawal. You stop seeing it and it keeps charging you anyway.

Most of them are two hours and one trip to the shop. The delay is never really about the work.

Pick the oldest one and finish it this weekend, badly if necessary.

Finish the project that has been half-done too long, 1
Date it.
Finish the project that has been half-done too long, 2
Do it.
Finish the project that has been half-done too long, 3
Done it.

How to actually do it

  1. 01List the half-done jobs and pick the oldest.
  2. 02Buy everything it needs in one trip.
  3. 03Finish it this weekend even if the finish is imperfect.

You already know if this is the one. Go put a date on it.

Date it in the app

Send it to whoever came to mind.

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