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Play / Tim Lord

Is It Actually Done?

Eight honest checkboxes and one verdict about the thing you keep not shipping.

Tick only what is true. The tool cannot see you, but you can. Then ask it for the verdict.

Tick only what is true

The core thing works, start to finish, for a real user
Someone other than me has used it without me explaining it
The remaining tasks are polish, not function
I have been “nearly finished” for more than two weeks
I keep adding features nobody asked for
I know exactly how to finish it — I just have not
The thing I am avoiding takes less than one day
Shipping it scares me more than working on it does

The tool cannot see you, but you can. Ask it when you are ready.