Lessons Learned from Dune (2021)

(SFMM) Lesson 12: The Curse of "The Unfinished" is Real. — The SuperFast Meal Mastery Plan Finally Revealed (Part 2).

“A Great Man Doesn’t Seek to Lead. He’s Called to It.” - Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac)

Welcome to Superfast Meal Mastery (SFMM) Lesson 12.

I recently watched Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Dune.

And I have to say, it's an excellent movie adaptation of the first half of the novel's Wikipedia entry.

What I mean by this... well, considering the scope of the original Dune novel, the movie could really only go skin deep.

Which it did.

Very well indeed.

To the point where you didn't actually feel like you were missing out on anything (which is quite an achievement).

But... despite all that, it's still only really half a story. Dune Part One, to be precise.

The Problem

Denis Villeneuve (pronounced D-nee, like the Blondie song, if you're feeling exotic) has taken a fair bit of flack for the ending - or lack thereof.

This is important - because the movie SHOULD have ended halfway through the book. Otherwise, we'd have a 5-hour movie.

It was a good scene to end on, too. As the main character transitions from one life to another (trying not to tuck any spoilers in here). But the filmmakers have still taken some hits for it.

Why?

Because even if the decision was justified, the movie doesn't feel "finished". And it wasn’t until Part Two came out.

Therein lies the problem - if something feels "unfinished" you can bet people are going to have an issue with it.

End a book on a cliffhanger and it is months (or years) until the next one? Cue the meltdown.

End a series badly and don't wrap up the plot lines? Meltdown.

Only half-cook the kids' chicken pasta and give them salmonella? Yep, meltdown.

The Curse

Yes, the curse of "the unfinished" is real. And it sucks, because STARTING is difficult enough without all the stress of actually, you know, finishing.

And while I can't pretend to help you get through a grueling day of long hours with a boss breathing down your neck, I can certainly help with "the other stuff".

In particular, helping your day finish on a high note once you get back home.

Because that’s where the real struggle kicks in, like hitting mile 20 of a marathon with no water in sight.

When you’ve just slogged through a challenging day of any kind, it’s hard to find the energy to wrap things up neatly at day’s end.

It can be a complete pain.

The chaos of life can make it easy to leave things undone—dinner unmade, your spouse and children unfed, and you settling for something less than delicious.

Thankfully, after suffering through many years of this myself, I decided to come up with a plan that would solve this problem once and for all.

Imagine going home knowing you already have a proven plan in place, your fridge and pantry stocked with the most convenient items, your fast delicious recipes come together in minutes and save the day.

You won’t have to scramble when energy is running on empty.

Imagine coming home from work and your dinner for you and your entire family cooks while you’re in the shower.

That’s right, you read that correctly. You are relaxing in the shower while your dinner is making itself.

Too good to be true?

That’s what is possible with today’s plan.

Let’s take a look at it, shall we?