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There’s a certain form of thinking I’ve become more aligned with, which is that not everything we do needs to be optimised. Additionally, trying to optimise eve

There’s a certain form of thinking I’ve become more aligned with, which is that not everything we do needs to be optimised. Additionally, trying to optimise everything may reduce the overall success compared to the naive “just do it” approach. I assume this is something that is person valued, and the easiest way to ensure it happened was to just do it. The optimisation proposed also has a hidden risk of never doing it at all, or other things getting in the way.

aspenmayer 6y ago
> not everything we do needs to be optimised That reminds me of the Japanese craft of kintsugi, where broken/damaged everyday household objects honored and elevated above their station via repairs with gold inlay. It’s finding perfection in the mundane, leaving something undone, just so. Very Japanese vibe. Some things are better off left broken in view of being later restored, rather than being discarded and instantly replaced with nondescript sameness. Newness itself isn’t bad, but it is alluring; and yet, we can’t leave our culture by the wayside. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintsugi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintsugi
mcguire 6y ago
Many things that are worth doing aren't worth doing well.