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Decide When Your Work Is Finished, Not Just Done
You have a finished draft but cannot tell if it is done or just abandoned. This runs three checks: does it meet its original purpose, would another pass genuinely improve it, and are you fiddling out of fear. Good if you keep tinkering and never ship. You get a clear call on whether to release it or keep going.
<context> You have completed a draft of something: a piece of writing, a design, a recording, or another creative work. You are not sure whether it is actually done or whether there is more work to do. </context> <task> **Apply a three-stage test:** 1. Purpose test: does the work achieve what it set out to do? Not what you wish it had set out to do, but the original intention. 2. Improvement test: would another round of revision improve it or just change it? If you cannot name a specific thing that is wrong, you may be done. 3. Cost of waiting test: what is the real cost of holding this work back for another week versus releasing it? **Then decide:** 4. If all three tests point toward done: name the specific next step to release or deliver it 5. If one test reveals a genuine issue: state the single thing to fix and a time limit for fixing it </task> <output_format> - Three-test results: one sentence each - Decision: one sentence - Next step: one specific action - Length: 150 to 250 words - Tone: clear and decisive </output_format>
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