Make the Damn Thing

Hi there Reader This week is about completion. Not perfection.Completion. DECIDEDecide what “done” actually means for this project. Not emotionally.Practically. Decision:→ Write one sentence: “This project is done when ______.” ACTDo the final step that completes the loop. Export it.Submit it.Send it.Publish it. Action:→ Complete the step that officially makes it finished. MINDSETFinishing can feel anticlimactic.That’s normal. You’re not meant to feel fireworks.You’re meant to feel capacity...

Hi there Reader Today we’re doing the thing most people avoid until it’s “perfect.” We’re sharing. DECIDEDecide where this project will live publicly. A platform.A person.A place where it can be seen. Decision:→ Choose one place this work will be shared. ACTPost, send, upload, or show the unfinished version. No disclaimers.No apologies.No “I’ll delete this later.” Action:→ Share the current version of your work. MINDSETYou don’t gain confidence by hiding.You gain confidence by surviving...

Hi there Reader Here’s the truth no one puts on a quote graphic: Motivation is unreliable.Systems finish things. Let’s go. DECIDEDecide when this project happens this week. Not “whenever I have time.”Pick a day. Pick a window. Decision:→ Lock in one specific time you will work on this project. ACTSet a timer for 25 minutes and work only on this project. No multitasking.No switching tabs.No fixing unrelated things. Action:→ One focused sprint. Stop when the timer ends. MINDSETYou don’t need to...

Hi there Reader Welcome back to Make the Damn Thing. Today’s theme is simple:You don’t need a bigger plan.You need a smaller target. Let’s run it. DECIDEDecide what version of your project you are making. Not the ultimate version.Not the “once I fix everything” version. The first one. Decision:→ Define the smallest version of your project that still counts as finished. ACTYour action today is subtraction. Remove one: feature page idea extra step If it doesn’t help someone use the thing, it...

Hi there Reader Welcome to Make the Damn Thing. Every week, we run the same four moves:Decide. Act. Mindset. Next. Let’s start. DECIDEThis week, decide what you are actually making. Not refining.Not researching.Not preparing for someday. Choose one project you are willing to move forward imperfectly. If you’ve been circling ten ideas, pick the one that keeps tapping you on the shoulder.That’s the one. Decision:→ Pick the project you will move forward this week. No backups. ACTYour action...

Hi there Reader If your brain feels like a browser with 47 tabs open, this email is your permission slip to stop pretending you’ll “remember it later.” You won’t.That’s not a personal flaw. That’s biology + creativity + a little ADHD spice. Here’s the problem most creative people don’t realize they have:They’re trying to think their way to clarity instead of emptying their mind first. Ideas don’t line up neatly when they’re trapped in your head. They fight. They interrupt. They shout over...

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