Finish: give yourself the gift of done
(Book)
The sneakiest obstacle to meeting your goals is not laziness, but perfectionism. We're our own worst critics, and if it looks like we're not going to do something right, we prefer not to do it at all. That's why we're most likely to quit on day two, "the day after perfect"--when our results almost always underperform our aspirations. The strategies in this book are counterintuitive and might feel like cheating. But they're based on studies conducted by a university researcher with hundreds of participants. You might not guess that having more fun, eliminating your secret rules, and choosing something to bomb intentionally works. But the data says otherwise.
Notes
Acuff, J. (2017). Finish: give yourself the gift of done. [New York], Portfolio/Penguin.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Acuff, Jon. 2017. Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done. [New York], Portfolio/Penguin.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Acuff, Jon, Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done. [New York], Portfolio/Penguin, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Acuff, Jon. Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done. [New York], Portfolio/Penguin, 2017.
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