- When it's perfect.
- When you are tired of working on it (but you know it's not perfect).
- When you are too busy to spend any more time on it (but you are pretty sure it's not perfect yet).
- When others tell you it's time to wrap it up no matter what shape it's in.
- Some other criteria. Please share...
Thursday, June 10, 2010
When Is It Good Enough?
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When it is providing functionality and does not demand any work-arounds to make it easily functional.
When it has a semblance of aesthetics - not a hideous eyesore that will in the very near future will drive you to change it because you just cant stand to look at it as it is.
When it frees you up to do other things that demand more of your attention.
Engineer's credo: Better is the enemy of good enough.
The answer that comes to mind is.. when it's good enough. Which totally doesn't answer the question. But nothing is ever going to be perfect. Good enough is when it does what you want it to do. Or when you've done your level best and keeping at it is just banging your head into a brick wall.
The personal example I'm thinking of is mitering the corners on the quilt binding that I'm stitching these days. I can't get them to come out perfectly mitered, and I dont' know why. It's frustrating, but it's also only the second quilt I've ever made, and even though they're not perfect they're a heck of a lot better than the ones I did on the first quilt. I paid attention and gave it all the care I know how to. I could futz with it more but I don't think it'd get much better. So I'm calling it "good enough."
It's good enough when, if you try to make it 'perfect,' you create more problems than what you're trying to perfect...there are scads more, I'm sure, but the brain is not functioning well, today...
Well, there's no such thing as perfect, and so I would say that when I satisfied that I can live with it ;).
Perfection you know, is highly overrated!
When you never ever want to see it again!
viv in nz
Situational, contextual, and relative, "Good enough" can only be rated in hindsight. Example: did you make it to shore, or until help came? Then your swimming style was "good enough," whether you stayed afloat only thirty seconds, or for thirty days. Didn't make it to shore, or get rescued? Then it was not "good enough," whether you stayed afloat only thirty seconds, or for thirty days.
when someone else looks at it and says "It looks fine!" or "It's good enough."
I suppose when it's functional enough to what what you want it to do.
alooks like you've been able to get a lot of organizing done since I was away for a few days. Good for you!
peace to all, shamba
When you are ready to move forward and are growing restless.
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