Perfection, or Action Leading to Results?

This morning I listened to CDNA 4.1; my two biggest takeaways were 1) Be intentional with what I listen to/read/watch, and 2) Take action and I will get results.

Recently I was challenged by a Truth (I don’t recall who said it): sometimes it is better to move ahead with something less-than-perfect, rather than get hung up trying to perfect my outcome before moving on. Example: I can spend all day perfecting a marketing video for social media, or I can crank out 5 videos that are a little less than perfect.

In today’s world of AI, there are instances where some imperfections are actually good - it indicates a real human creator rather than an AI machine.

One more thing I’ve been considering for a while: does the 80/20 rule apply to effort/perfection?

The idea is that 20% of the total effort is expended to achieve 80% perfection, and the other 80% of the effort goes into achieving the last 20% of perfection.

If you have any thoughts on this, I would love to hear them!

Y’all have a great day!

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