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All I'm saying is that literal perfection is an asymptote. It's well and fine (great, even) to try and move towards it, but a person will be both happier and mo
by _bxg1 7y ago
All I'm saying is that literal perfection is an asymptote. It's well and fine (great, even) to try and move towards it, but a person will be both happier and more productive once they accept that it's ultimately unreachable.
I don't know anything about the author; maybe he was being hyperbolic when he used the word "perfect" (though it didn't sound like it). I was just taking the opportunity to point out a lesson that I've learned.
- Ericson2314 7y agoI think "perfection" is understood to be a limit or non-unique. But where we are with tooling today, industry wide, is so completely abysmal that I don't think the behavior of shooting for absolute perfection or something in reach is that different. Words like yours implies we are "good enough" and anything better is "too costly", and I don't think that is remotely true.
- _bxg1 7y agoThat was not my intent.
- Ericson2314 7y agoGlad to be wrong, then.
- JoelMcCracken 7y agowhat did you think he meant by referring to "Pareto principle"? did you not know and just decide to not look it up?