I believe the intent is to not be a perfectionist (like me) and, instead, publish things that might below one's level of perfection. It's likely that's more tha

I believe the intent is to not be a perfectionist (like me) and, instead, publish things that might below one's level of perfection. It's likely that's more than good enough, and is ultimately better than not publishing them at all. I don't think he's saying anything about self-promotion? I believe many folks have the opposite problem: not promoting themselves, often because they think their stuff isn't very good.