I found a quote today on the finance and frugality blog, The Simple Dollar: "Good is the enemy of perfect." I actually prefer and find more meaning in "Perfect is the enemy of good." This idea resonates with me because I have a history of acting as if something not perfect is not worth doing or having at all. The result is that I ultimately give up potentially good experiences or ideas because they are not my idea of "perfect".
Perfection is a pretty tough standard to live up to and I need to find the merit in "good" because there are many times when the alternative for me has been "perfect v. nothing" rather than "perfect v. good." This applies to so many things in my life: my job, my career, my art, and my ideas. A lack of perfection throws me into a frenzy of stress and because whatever it is, is not perfect, I tend to value it less and ultimately discard it which has not served me well. Does this make any sense at all? I think today I've learned that "good" is OK because many times the alternative is nothing which is not good at all. Wow.
I love the image above via Holly at Decor8 from Tulu Textiles, a really fantastic shop located in Istanbul, Turkey.
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