Perfect is the enemy of good

September 18, 2026· work· product management· life12 reads

A lot of times we wait for us to be perfect before we take a step or show what we got.

  • perfect blog before I start writing

  • perfect at my job before I apply to the big companies

  • perfect at singing before auditioning for that choir

  • perfect at breaststroke before entering a school swimming competition

  • I will first get my diet perfect before joining a gym

  • I want the product to work perfectly for all users before we can ship it

You see, the problem is that perfection is not something to achieve, it is something to go towards, it is the end of the rainbow. It is not something you get to, because even if you manage to quantify perfection, there will always be the next level. You reach the moon, then you want to go to Mars. You top the swimming competition in your class, you'd want to be the best in the zone, state, country.

So, don't wait to be perfect before you start. Start somewhere - here. Start someday - today. Show something - this. Make progress every day and be proud of the progress every day.

Practice makes perfect.

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