Perfection Is Your Enemy
Perfection(ism) — as Winston best put it, is the enemy of progress. Unfortunately, people often mistake progress for perfection. We spend more time staring at the weeds than we do assessing the forest. We get lost in the details instead of asking whether our work moves us forward.
Confucious said:
“Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without”.
When we decide to try something new, the opportunity and fear of failure and rejection may overwhelm us.
The truth is, tomorrow’s idea will always be better. Every day, you’ll improve and see what you can edit and make better. So it’s not about waiting to get it perfect before you implement it, share it or release it; instead, it’s about getting a working version out the door and then refining it over time.
Easier said than done.
