Episode 27: Why Good Enough Gets You Further Than Perfect

I've been thinking about the cost of perfection lately. Not the pursuit of excellence—that's different. I'm talking about the thinking that something has to be perfect before I can move forward.

In this episode, I talk about:

• How perfectionism can feel thorough and responsible, but actually leads to losing momentum
• The point where being careful transitions into avoiding discomfort
• Why the gap between good enough and perfect is usually smaller than I think—and the cost of closing it is almost always higher than the value it adds
• How overthinking grows the list of reasons why something's not ready yet, and drains creativity
• The difference between delayed decisions as caution vs. a need for control
• Why perfectionism feels productive but is really just rehearsing, not building
• The ironic truth: good enough is often more valuable than perfect because it's real and producing feedback

Key Takeaway: Progress doesn't wait for polish. Flawless isn't strategic when you're standing still. Most of the time, good enough ends up being more valuable than perfect ever would have been—because it's out there, it's real, and it's the only way anything actually gets better.

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