Slow Productivity & More with Cal Newport EP 348
Best of Both Worlds Podcast
Progress over Perfection
Focusing on making progress rather than striving for perfection is crucial in knowledge work jobs. Setting reasonable goals, improving on past work, and meeting deadlines are important. Prioritizing completing tasks over achieving perfection is key to quality obsession. Done is considered better than perfect because perfection is unattainable if the work is not completed and seen by others.
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