“I just need to polish this a bit more…”
That sentence has quietly delayed more progress than most people realize. So many good ideas don’t fail because they’re bad They fail because they never leave the planning stage Endless sprint outlines Perfect frameworks Overthought edge cases Meanwhile, the people who ship early are already learning what actually works Now, yes, there are exceptions If you’re building something where mistakes have serious consequences, slow down Be precise But for most products, projects, and ideas? Perfectionism is usually fear wearing a productivity mask. I’ve been there Trying to map every component Every scenario Every variable All based on my own assumptions Not real feedback And almost every time, it backfired Because the longer you perfect something in isolation, the more likely you’re optimizing in the wrong direction. What works better is simple: Control what you can Put it in front of real people Listen Adjust fast Execution beats imagination Feedback beats assumptions Ship, learn, refine Keep it simple.