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therealadam.com/2024/06/14/finishing-is-the.html by @therealadam

Part of the skill of finishing is knowing ahead of time that you're forgetting the hard parts of the last %

I haven't figured out how to remind myself

When leading, I remember to pad. On personal projects or contracts I'm terrible at this.

I also haven't figured out how to describe the nebulous % to stakeholders

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Finishing is the skill

Previously: The only way to finish writing, planning, coding, designing, etc. is to do the thing. Rarely will new tools, larger scope, a different approach, another section, more tidy, or any other number of not doing the thing finish the job. Finishing is the skill. Finishing is The Way. Conjecture: the last 90% of a project is 90% of the effort because we rarely develop the skill of finishing.

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I eat my words. Kristen Faulkner wins gold for USA in the women's road race, dropped the GOAT Vos and the current best Kopecky with over 2k to go, in what was one of the best races I've seen in a long time.

First US Olympic road race medal since '84

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patreon.com/posts/how-are-you-109188312

"...lately I've been saying, "Right as rain."

"The more I think about it, the more I love this. Right as rain. Rain isn't right or wrong. Rain just is. So, it's a good, pleasant answer to your friend, or the polite stranger.

"But it also reminds me that whether it's a good day, or if it's a bad day, I still just am."