Shinied at 80%
“I had a habit of getting projects to 80% and then getting shinied, distracted by a new project.” A shirt store I started around 2015 and shelved. A communication course that sat for about three years. A 30-day challenge that stopped on day 16. A garage full of things that were “listed” but not selling.
Run it like a submarine
I started working with AI helpers the way I ran maintenance on a submarine: every project gets a card that says what it is, how often it's due, and what “done” looks like. One rule matters most: anything at 80% or more gets reported every week as shipped, blocked, or shelved. Nothing quietly dies.
Things ship
A pricing playbook published on Kindle and Etsy. Shirts live again. A chandelier that sat for years, sold. 844 old notes out of one app and into files I own. Taxes getting caught up. Not everything is finished. That's why this site exists: it's the log.