When writing code on a deadline, it’s good to echo the mantra “the perfect is the enemy of the good.” As long as you cover your bases with mindfulness toward security and functionality, having “perfect code” ends up being an academic exercise that
When writing code on a deadline, it’s good to echo the mantra “the perfect is the enemy of the good.” As long as you cover your bases with mindfulness toward security and functionality, having “perfect code” ends up being an academic exercise that capitalism does not want to pay for.
By introducing a novel approach with Goodreads, he allows himself to “shelve” books he doesn't want to finish without feeling guilty.
Brian discusses the pressure of being a perfectionist and how it can affect personal enjoyment in activities like reading and watching movies.
He even updates his process with a friend's method to make it easier to let go of uninteresting reads or films. 🌟
As a UX designer, think of abandoning a project or feature like simplifying user flows. Sometimes, you need to say, "This isn't working for our users," even if you've put in a lot of effort.
I haven’t had a similar mantra to keep perfection and completionist thoughts in check.
once I start reading a book, it’s difficult for me to pick up a second one until I’ve finished the first.
I can only ever have one book in the Currently Reading shelf and I have to finish it before it can move into Read and a new book can take its place.
Out of the box, it comes with three “shelves:” Read, Currently Reading, and Want to Read.
Late last year I created a fourth bookshelf: “Stepped Away.” If I’m just not having a good time reading a book, this new shelf gives me a certain amount of mental permission to just slide it over to the Stepped Away shelf
When writing code on a deadline, it’s good to echo the mantra “the perfect is the enemy of the good.” As long as you cover your bases with mindfulness toward security and functionality, having “perfect code” ends up being an academic exercise that
When writing code on a deadline, it’s good to echo the mantra “the perfect is the enemy of the good.” As long as you cover your bases with mindfulness toward security and functionality, having “perfect code” ends up being an academic exercise that capitalism does not want to pay for.
By introducing a novel approach with Goodreads, he allows himself to “shelve” books he doesn't want to finish without feeling guilty.
Brian discusses the pressure of being a perfectionist and how it can affect personal enjoyment in activities like reading and watching movies.
He even updates his process with a friend's method to make it easier to let go of uninteresting reads or films. 🌟
As a UX designer, think of abandoning a project or feature like simplifying user flows. Sometimes, you need to say, "This isn't working for our users," even if you've put in a lot of effort.
I haven’t had a similar mantra to keep perfection and completionist thoughts in check.
once I start reading a book, it’s difficult for me to pick up a second one until I’ve finished the first.
I can only ever have one book in the Currently Reading shelf and I have to finish it before it can move into Read and a new book can take its place.
Out of the box, it comes with three “shelves:” Read, Currently Reading, and Want to Read.
Late last year I created a fourth bookshelf: “Stepped Away.” If I’m just not having a good time reading a book, this new shelf gives me a certain amount of mental permission to just slide it over to the Stepped Away shelf
