Finish
by Jon Acuff
Acuff's funniest and most useful book is about the day after you start, when perfectionism quietly kills the project. The research-backed advice (cut the goal in half, choose what to bomb, make it fun) is counterintuitive and tested. If your shelf is full of half-done plans, this is the book that explains why and what to do instead.
Read it if…
you start strong and fade, and suspect your standards are the problem.
Skip it if…
you finish things fine and need help starting; read his earlier book instead.
Three things you will actually use
- Plan for the day you miss; perfectionism quits after one slip.
- Decide what you will deliberately do badly to free time.
- Make the process enjoyable or you will not repeat it.
Do this first
Take your current goal and cut it in half or double the deadline, today.
Our verdict
Light in tone, sharp in substance; the best book here on not quitting.
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