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Perfection is perfection. One of the values that a person can aspire to. The motto of impeccability: do the best you can.
The principle of reasonable impeccability
It is necessary to strive for impeccability, but impeccability must be reasonable. Impeccability without mind becomes perfectionism, which can already harm.
How long does it take to complete the repair and bring the apartment in full order? We hear sad: “The repair cannot be completed. It can only be stopped.» How long can you sit over an article, bringing it to mind? You know, endlessly.
The principle of reasonable impeccability: «Do the best you can within the time you have«.
While there is time — bring the work to perfection. The allotted time has run out — complete the work in the form that is.
Bottom line: reasonable impeccability involves accurate knowledge of the time, how much you are ready to allocate to the maximum for this or that business.
Practical Application of the Principle of Reasonable Perfection
For example, there are three serious tasks (those that can definitely be called «Case»), so their priorities are close, and the deadlines … the sooner the better, but without hard deadlines. Common strategies:
- Do all the things every day in some ratio. Cons: the results, most likely, will not be soon …
- Allocate certain days for each business and on these days do only this business. Danger: the risk of getting «bogged down» in business for a whole day.
- Intermediate options are also possible, when during the day we do not do all the things, but several. — Not a solution either.
Solution within the framework of the principle of reasonable impeccability: in advance, while the head is clear, we determine how many hours we are ready to put into each of these cases. Further, in what sequence to perform them is not very important, you can only think about the composition of the day. Within the allotted time, we work flawlessly, in the best possible way. How many have done — this will be the result. Based on the results, we look at the goals of the week, month and year, write the priorities again, taking into account all the new inputs.
And further forward, also according to plan, with pride in their impeccability!