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Just a quick post to let you know that the stretch goal has been reached for the briefly re-opened Finish What Matters Preview Edition.

This means that every Preview Edition customer will get the audiobook (when it comes out).

I’ve been making arrangements to produce a top-notch audiobook (read by me) with The Block House (Tim Ferriss, Ryan Holiday, Paul Millerd), so I’m very excited we have reached this goal and I hope you are too!

As I write this, there are about 5 hours left to join (closin...

After a couple months of extra-focused writing I’ve re-opened the Preview Edition of Finish What Matters.

You can get instant access to most of the Preview Edition (6/10 chapters ~27,000 words) by joining right now.

I’ve even re-instated the stretch goal, which you can see on the page.

Notice that you can also gain access to the recordings of the series of classes I’ve delivered over previous weeks.

The rest of the chapters will be delivered on the schedule, as listed, well before the first-edit...

This is just a quick reminder that today is the last day to join the Finish What Matters Preview Edition.

As I write this, there’s still a good chance of reaching the $5,500 stretch goal at which all Preview Edition customers get the First Edition audiobook, especially considering there are still some seats left for the small-group cohort.

This is my biggest project ever – in that it’s the most I’ve invested in research and longest I’ve spent writing a book – and caps off a ten-year project wri...

Just a few days left to join the Finish What Matters Preview Edition »

What’s the harm in taking on one more project? We can get some idea by asking the question, How many people need to be in a room before two have the same birthday?

The answer is counterintuitive, and sheds light on the hidden complexity that holds us back from finishing what we start.

To be totally sure at least two have the same birthday, you’d need 366 people in a room (assuming no leap birthdays), but it gets really intere...

I have now reached my initial funding goal for the Finish What Matters Preview Edition!

I’ve cooked up a very cool stretch goal: Free audiobook for all (Preview Edition customers).

I’ve already been in talks with The Block House in Austin about producing the audiobook – to be read by me (they do audio for Ryan Holiday, Tim Ferriss, and Paul Millerd). If I can reach $5,500 total proceeds from the Preview Edition, I will give the audiobook to all Preview Edition customers, at all levels.

The au...

There’s one week left to sign up for the Preview Edition »

If you beat yourself up for not finishing what you start, you might want to look at how you define what’s finished.

After running my podcast for six years, I found myself afraid to quit. I couldn’t confront not “finishing.”

When we start ongoing projects, like podcasts, YouTube channels, or newsletters, we can easily find ourselves feeling trapped. This can especially happen early on: There are so many blogs out there with two articles, ...

Is there a creative project you want to finally finish in Q1 of 2026?A mostly-edited novelAn app that’s been “almost ready” a bit too longA series of small things, such as 30 video reels, 6 podcast episodes, etc.

During the Preview Edition of Finish What Matters I’m doing a very special Finishing Cohort. Here’s how it works: Meet with me and a small group of motivated creators three times throughout Q1.

First we’ll talk about Commitment: What will you finish, and what will you not?T...

To listen to an audio version of this report, join the Patreon »

December’s revenue was $2,677, down from November’s $3,823. Profits were $1,575, down from November’s $2,541.

Record-low income and profit

This is the fourth month in a row that 12-month trailing income was at an all-time low, and the fifth month in a row for profits. Income was $51,770 over the past year, and profits were $25,773. I started beating record-low income in September, with $61,970, and profits in August, with $29,918....

November’s revenue was $3,823, down from October’s $5,370. Profits were $2,541, down from October’s $3,595.

Record-low income and profit

12-month income and profits were both record lows again this month. Income over the past year was $55,394, and profits were $26,224.

This is the third month in a row income was an all-time low, and fourth month in a row for profits. Reminds me of the days when I had record highs on these every month for like a year. I guess that’s the way this business goes. H...

Today, I’m making available for the first time the Preview Edition of my upcoming book, Finish What Matters. (You can start reading today.)
Do you find that the more meaningful the project, the harder it is to follow through?

If you start project after project, and never finish, it may not be a personality flaw or lack of discipline. There are good reasons we don’t finish novels, abandon apps before shipping an alpha, or keep collecting gear without shooting a video.

The nature of creative work a...