Start With the Finish Line: The Definition of Done Method

The Productivity Show

Asian Efficiency

Business, Careers, Education, Management, Self-improvement

4.6 • 549 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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How often do you start a task without knowing exactly what “finished” looks like? That single missing step quietly fuels procrastination, perfectionism, and hours of unnecessary work. Instead of making progress, tasks expand, standards keep shifting, and you’re left feeling busy—but not done. There’s a simple productivity habit that fixes this instantly: define your finish […]

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1:05.7	Welcome to the productivity show, a podcast where we believe that you can get the important
1:09.6	things done without sacrificing your health, family, and things that matter to you.
1:13.5	I'm Tamfam, founder of Asian efficiency, where we help people become more productive at work
1:18.1	in life.
1:19.2	And today is Wednesday.
1:20.6	So you know what that means.
1:21.7	Another Wisdom Wednesday episode where you are going to get actual productivity advice in less
1:26.9	than 10 minutes. Now today, we're going to be actionable productivity advice in less than 10 minutes.
1:28.2	Now, today we're going to be talking about one simple but really powerful strategy that can
1:32.9	dramatically improve how you approach any task, and that is defining you're done before you
1:39.0	even start, or as I like to call it, defining your DOD.
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