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Is completion the answer to chaos?
Michael Hatfield
August 24, 2025
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97%. AN A+, UNLESS THE GAME IS BINARY
Frankly, I don't even shoot for 97%. Right or wrong, I'm an 80% guy. I cover a lot of surface area at an acceptable rate - I'm not your closer, but I've got the rag arm that can go 8 innings everyday.
In software, this works great. I develop the concept, socialize it, make sure the team can deliver. Then I leave them to add finesse and button up.
But here's where it gets dangerous at home:
I do 80% on 80% of the job. Kitchen improved but not tidy. Five loads of laundry washed, folded...sitting in baskets for days. Beach gear emptied from the car and left "to dry" out back for a week.
You've already got mental load from 100 things. What could be worse than almost finishing 80 of them but still having all 80 on your mental load? That laundry in baskets? Still taking headspace. The beach gear weathering outside? Still nagging every time you see it.
I have a feeling this is taxing my Appairent readers too, so while I work on this at home, maybe recognizing the pattern helps you. I’ll decant this topic more as I work on it more for myself.
Date Night Done is Dropping
(So you don’t drop date night)
Date Night Done
Irony of my thoughts today: there are too many damn jobs to finish. There are literally more important things to do than hours in the day.
And when's the last time you finished planning a proper date night? Not the "we should go out soon" conversation. I'm talking about: reservation made, plan executed, memories created. 100% finished.
After months of hearing this pattern from Appairent subscribers, we're launching DateNightDone.com - a quality date night happens just by writing down your thoughts/timeline for it. No trolling Resy, back and forth coordination w/ your partner, or leaving the notion stuck in a text thread.
You’re the partner that’s tired of always planning it? Outsource it!
You’re the partner that never plans it? Step up without added work!
Date Night. Done.
How it works: Share as much guidance as you want in a few sentences → We plan everything → You just show up.
What's included: Restaurant reservation/meal plan, activity coordination and bookings. I’m talking practical with quality, not Instafamous nonsense that isn’t real.
Cost: $10 (for now) each time you want date night done for you.
Launching in Charleston, then city by city. Live here or making a visit? For the first 5 on this newsletter to signup, I’ll book your first one free!
If someone that wasn’t my wife would do this for me for a nominal fee I’d be all over it. I’d have the peace of mind that we have a date on the books without getting overwhelmed with choices and coordination.
Finish Strong
For today - nearly your last Summer Sunday - just take inventory of where you can finish the job to calm your brain, your to-do list, and maybe the energy in your house. Roll that win into a positive energy- b/c around here we want upward lift not downward spirals.
Maybe it’s go slow to go fast - finishing less is doing more. Maybe it’s asking for help where you need it. My job here today is done. Now go finish the “job” of Summer; soak it up and enjoy.
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