‘Perfect’ might just be the most useless, mean, and stupid word in the English language.
It trips us up and it holds us back and it turns our heads.
First, let’s get this one thing clear: perfection doesn’t exist.
It’s an illusion of the mind.
Everyone from Plato to Taylor Swift has said this.
If you’re waiting for the ‘perfect time’ or the ‘perfect job’ or the ‘perfect idea’ you’re going to be waiting an awfully long time.
The irony is that the word ‘perfect’ comes from the Latin word for ‘completed’ or ‘accomplished.’
Instead of aiming to create something ‘perfect,’ we should aim just to complete it.
Accomplishing something badly is far closer to perfection than never starting it at all.
Fuck perfection.
I’m happy with getting it done.