Comments on: When right is not good enough http://www.technotheory.com/2011/02/when-right-is-not-good-enough/ Time-saving reflections on lifehacking, social media, and technology. Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:20:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: John D http://www.technotheory.com/2011/02/when-right-is-not-good-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-99310 John D Sun, 24 Jul 2011 04:57:19 +0000 http://www.technotheory.com/2011/02/when-right-is-not-good-enough/#comment-99310 I very much agree filtering out garbage is definitely a critical skill, otherwise so much time is wasted on things that don't help you. I very much agree filtering out garbage is definitely a critical skill, otherwise so much time is wasted on things that don’t help you.

]]> By: Jared Goralnick http://www.technotheory.com/2011/02/when-right-is-not-good-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-79978 Jared Goralnick Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:46:34 +0000 http://www.technotheory.com/2011/02/when-right-is-not-good-enough/#comment-79978 Thanks, Tim. What always fascinates me is that often times there IS a lot of room for improvement in our work...but that extra two hours we spend usually just makes it a tiny bit better. In other words, when we suck at something, we're just going to suck a little less trying harder. And when we're amazing at something, we're not going to be that much more amazing with that extra time. The real payoff comes from doing similar things over time and raising the bar...not in the tiny details in the present. I'm sure I don't always follow this approach, but I think following it more would give me a lot of payback. Thanks, Tim. What always fascinates me is that often times there IS a lot of room for improvement in our work…but that extra two hours we spend usually just makes it a tiny bit better. In other words, when we suck at something, we’re just going to suck a little less trying harder. And when we’re amazing at something, we’re not going to be that much more amazing with that extra time.

The real payoff comes from doing similar things over time and raising the bar…not in the tiny details in the present.

I’m sure I don’t always follow this approach, but I think following it more would give me a lot of payback.

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]]> By: Tim Koelkebeck http://www.technotheory.com/2011/02/when-right-is-not-good-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-79919 Tim Koelkebeck Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:51:07 +0000 http://www.technotheory.com/2011/02/when-right-is-not-good-enough/#comment-79919 I definitely struggle with this sometimes. Perfection is a string of 5-minute actions: double-check those numbers, make these margins better, reword that paragraph. It's so easy to justify a 5 minute perfection, but they all add up, and often what seems like a 5-minute touch-up takes much longer. Another form of the problem is excessive learning or researching rather than just going with what you know, even if you have a hunch that you could be doing it a better way. I definitely struggle with this sometimes. Perfection is a string of 5-minute actions: double-check those numbers, make these margins better, reword that paragraph. It’s so easy to justify a 5 minute perfection, but they all add up, and often what seems like a 5-minute touch-up takes much longer.

Another form of the problem is excessive learning or researching rather than just going with what you know, even if you have a hunch that you could be doing it a better way.

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