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Perfection Is Not the Key, “Moderately Okay” Is

Perfection Is Not the Key, “Moderately Okay” Is

Unless you are dealing with a life-altering decision like who to marry and what career path to choose, perfection is not the keyYour goal is to pick a moderately “okay” choice in a fair amount of time, and then move on.

The 80/20 Rule can be used here:

It takes 20% effort to achieve 80% of the gain of a decision. But to nail down the final 20% gain to achieve a 100% perfect outcome, you need to invest a huge amount of effort.

This effort needs to be justified by the importance of the decision.

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