« May 24, 2023 | Main | May 28, 2023 »
May 25, 2023
REDUX: Perfectionism: The horror. The horror.
The Dorks. The Dorks. Perfectionism is the downside of Type-A. While a great starting point, and wonderful instinct, the drive to get things absolutely 100% right in every gory detail is also a curse: of eldest children, professionals, knowledge workers, most lawyers, all spouses, your Mom, and the geek classes, or the Techwazee. Ah, devil perfectionism. The horror, the horror. Too much, and you need rehab. Your colleagues start questioning your judgment. Listen up, Justin. Clients 99% of the time are not paying you to be perfect. They don't want it. Be excellent, not perfect. See, e.g., "Rule 10: Be Accurate, Thorough and Timely--But Not Perfect".
Original post: December 26, 2016
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
Bill Buckley interviews fellow polymath Anthony Burgess on Firing Line (1972)
Posted by JD Hull at 12:27 AM | Comments (0)