Quit Being Perfect.

I see a lot of people holding up projects…delaying time…all because they want to be perfect.

But recognize this. There’s no such thing as perfect.

It’s always WIP. Work. In. Progress.

It’s a never-ending road when it comes to improvement.

What you want to do is just launch. And get it out there.

Get data. Get some results. And tweak from there.

If it works – scale. If not, dump.

Don’t let perfectionism get in the way of progress.

Do up a good chunk. And let rip.

If you keep obsessing about details…about getting everything in place…you will never get done. And time just ticks away. There goes your opportunity.

What do you think? I want to hear it.

To your success,

Jag Foo

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I liked the term WIP. work in progress. great. you are right man its the old rabbit and turtle story.
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Absolutely agree.
Although there does need to be a launch version and I strongly believe that every thing within the launch version should work. If it doesn’t leave it out.

First impressions count for a lot – better to have a small function set that works perfectly, than loads of great tools that keep crashing.
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There a time for thinking and a time for acting. The more you think, the less you act. You won’t make any income by thinking about your business – you will by acting, analysing what worked, what did not and moving forward.

There is only thing in our hand, do as much efforts as you can and let the time do its job. If you are perfect your work, then nobody can hold your success. Whatever said above it true, the way to your success is don’t let the opportunities go. Many opportunities will come and go but the one who approaches the opportunities will achieve the success first and will remain life long.

Jack Palmer

Good thinking Jag :) but for some people is harder than that. Maybe you had this behavior since you were a child where everything has to be in order if not perfect. It can take years to change that, and for some they just have to accept it, and see it as a force in life generally.

There’s nothing worse than trying to see someone focusing on how they look, instead of being themselves. Trying to be perfect will never be accomplished, and most people make a fool of themselves every time they try.

Being perfect is alright some times, but I doubt that you can do it every time. Focus on what’s right in life and you’ll be successful.

Your optimism is fantastic! You are so right, there is no such things as perfect. There is always a room for improvement and in every day there is so much more to learn!

People who are fond of bieng perfect all the time are called perfectionists. Their main problem and disadvantage is that they can’t live in a present moment and they are never happy with results of their work.

@Anna:

Perfectionism is a disease. It only slows progress.
What matters is speed of implementation. And constant
desire to improve.

@Allan:

It sure takes time to change. And if you
are so used to perfectionism, it can be quite
difficult. But certainly, you don’t want it
to be an unhealthy obsession.

The key is movement. Constant movement in
the right direction.

Cheers,
Jag

that`s wrong :) nobody is perfect :|

In this industry, competition makes us feel the desire to be the best, hence giving us the impression that perfectionism is ideal.

I, for one, am guilty of perfectionism. Creating a simple landing page, for example, takes me days if not weeks.

I agree. It is a sickness.

I agree with you. Perfection can not be touched. To make mistakes is a human thing, all we can do is to acknowledge mistakes and not repeat them.

I don’t believe in perfection, but I do believe in hard work and in a good time management. If you succeed to have both of them you are truly efficient!

You are 100% right, perfection remains pending all the time, meeting the timelines is the fair way rather than crying out all the time for perfection.

Really Good post… very sweet and shortly defined the way of improvement in work

Gold cannot be pure, and people cannot be perfect.

i agree with your post and to become perfect it not so easy they do so much hard work

we all human being not perfect in all matters there some that will not easily make it and have like your post and agree on it

I like how you were able to simplify all of your points into this small post.
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You know what, Jag, what you just point out is entirely true. I, myself, was a victim of my own perfectionist attitude that I realize that I could never be perfect. In fact, that realization also made me see things differently–that things, as long as you see them as good, is enough, and whatever imperfections you see can always be fixed later on. From then on I believe in what I do and I am confident that I’ve given my best.

I think I might be a perfectionists, I am never happy with the final result there are always little tweaks that can be made for improvement.

Joe Trinder
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I couldn’t agree with this post more. If you wait for perfection, you may never start. Look at one of the most successful products in existence today, the computer. Do computers not improve and have new bells and whistles with each version that is produced? Of course they do, because the point of the product is continual improvement. Get something out there that works. People will still like, even if not perfect, and be rooting for you to make things better as you go along.
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i couldn’t agree with you any more, no one is perfect and no one should try to be.

It all comes down to one vital point of confluence — doing the best you can but within the deadlines.

i couldn’t agree with you any more, no one is perfect and no one should try to be.

“Perfect” in a work sense is usually meeting the requirements and deadlines. I find perfectionists to be terrible workers, because they rarely get it done on time.

Hello! I liked the blog and the post very much! Well, as for me, I don’t believe in perfection, but I do believe in hard work and in a good time management. If you succeed to have both of them you are truly efficient. That’s my opinion, hope here is somebody who will share it.

Spot on. I’ve struggled with this exact thing most of my life. Too scared to put anything out because people would laugh at me etc. Then I became my own worst critic!
As soon as I realised its okay to make mistakes and NOT be so damn perfect things took off!
Nice post.

Bill

Being perfect means being very exacting to other people – and it can seriously spoil relationships with them.

I agree with your opinion that progress and perfection are two different things but if the work is not perfect than no need to progress in the same manner.

Watt James

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I agree what you’ve in this blog… pushing yourself in being perfect may fail you but if you Work in Progress it might give you a step to your success
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Based on my experiences, aiming to be perfect in your work shouldn’t hinder you to progress. I mean, you shouldn’t delay your work just to be perfect on it. For me, it’s okay to be imperfect sometimes as long as you can see the progression.

I think being perfect is not good!
You can do everything right, you got to be human!!!

But it’s just what I think.

I don’t believe in perfection, but I do believe in hard work and in a good time management.

100% agree with you. Nothing can be perfect. More you think less you act. so not to waste to much time in thinking only Act is important. Let we do our work succeess will definately come.

Here’s a great tip for keeping your desk clean. Examine each object and ask yourself these 2 questions: is this object required to get my work done OR does it bring me great joy to look at? If the answer to both questions is NO, then you have to remove it from your desk. Try it.
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Looking forward to being perfect os not bad in general, perfectionism becomes damaging only if it prevents up from nornal healthy work and rest. It is better to see our masterpiece as a whole, but not to concentrate on its separate parts.

Being perfect isn’t always the best thing. Sometimes, some of us are so focused on doing everything right that we tend to do it completely WRONG. It’s human nature to do something wrong occasionally. Besides, we’re not all perfect :)

Sometimes being too perfect means you miss seeing the forest for the trees. Being perfect often means you make less money because you never get anything done!

I think being perfect is not good!

This is definitely right. As the fact, no one’s perfect so we must quit being perfect. We cannot do things in perfect so we must face the truth and love those imperfections. Thanks for this post. This is realistic
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Quit Being Perfect is a very good slogan, but your boss really insist on this :->

in my opinion ,
I think the work have to plan , life is a plan , love is a kink of fate.

Hey guys no one is perfect, and every time you get wrong it will serve as a lesson to learn. In every-time you commit mistake it doesn’t mean you are worth less is the way to learn more from your mistake and mold you as better person in the field you belong.

I agree you’ve raised some excellent points here!!!
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No one is every going to be perfect but learning from our mistakes is important.
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No one is perfect and that is the very basic principle but the beauty of this is that in every time you commit mistakes you learn eventually can come up with a much better results.

I totally suffer from this, especially in my business life. Whether creating a simple banner advertisement, or launching a new product, I always hold off until everything is just right… big mistake. Instead, I’ve found it’s best to test early and test often. A big key to business and marketing is to ‘fail quickly’!

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@Kelsey:

That’s right. Fail quickly…but not just that…fail cheaply too! =)

Cheers,
Jag

absolutely agree with you jag!
It’s time to act and think both together not only thinking or acting would give you success.Don’t get embarrassed into your life keep smiling. don’t worry ! be happy! take it easy.. cna certification

Yes you are right, perfection is like mirage, once you get close it recedes away!. but there is no harm in trying.

I couldn’t agree more with your message; don’t get caught up in trying to be perfect. Too many people let that dictate how they live and it’s almost saddening. All we can truly do is try our best every single day in hopes of bettering ourselves. Thank you for sharing this.

These are excellent thoughts on perfection. I do have to catch myself sometimes whenever I sense that I am trying to reach this unattainable goal of perfection. It is just to stressful trying to be perfect
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I do agree with you. Anyone can make a mistake. No one is every going to be perfect but learning from our mistakes is important.
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Good post and i completely agree with you. Nobody is perfect, so there is always a room for improvement and in every day there is so much more to learn!