Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
(I got this from the blogger of The Happiness Project, who got it from Voltaire.)
I’ve been finding it really difficult to write this week. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that I’ve started thinking about applying for jobs. It’s scary, and fear makes me not want to work.
But by imagining the perfect dissertation / job application, I’ve made the perfect the enemy of the good. Today, I can improve my draft without making it perfect, and that is not only worthwhile, it’s pretty much the only way I’m going to make progress.
Becoming Doctor Jones 