How to Get Past the Blahs and Finish Your Project

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the ways they get unstuck when working on the last bit of a project to help push it over the finish line.

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Show Notes

• 00:26 Welcome
• 02:05 Sponsor: Linode
• 02:59 Sponsor: LogRocket
• 03:48 The last 10 percent
• 05:25 Break those things into Tasks
• 08:11 Just do it
• 09:10 Rewards
• 11:25 Be ok with good enough
• 14:21 Keep the end in sight
• 15:00 Do it “Quick a minute”

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