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I'm trying, really hard. But I have a disdain for not doing things 100 percent correct, and perfection is the enemy of progress. But especially when it comes to

I'm trying, really hard. But I have a disdain for not doing things 100 percent correct, and perfection is the enemy of progress. But especially when it comes to regulations that can get you in legal trouble. I just see all these things I need to get right, I need to learn about filing taxes and company accounts, hiring staff seems like an absolute minefield, and now you're also responsible for someone else's livelyhood! It's scary. But I'm pretty close to launching "something" in the next few weeks. I'm doing a hardware startup, I already have multiple production-ready prototypes. Now I'm working on documentation, and some basic marketing material... but again all I can see is a hundred different things I still have left to do. There's also the fact that the business would need to be quite successful to match my current, and rather hefty paycheck. Less money, less safety, but doing something I love... I hope it's worth it.

entee 5y ago
As a fellow perfectionist who has started a company, one thing that has helped me is realizing that most decisions are a lot more reversible than they appear. Even in the legal and financial domain, most things that you might obsess over are fixable if you make a mistake, and decent lawyers will tell you which ones you really have to avoid. Sometimes it'll cost you money and time, but the biggest cost is avoiding making decisions. Always remember, no decision is a decision. Usually that's the worst choice because almost any decision, even a wrong one, at least moves the ball in some direction, allowing you to gather more information. The only guarantee in this game is that stasis will kill you, so bias towards action. When in doubt, try to evaluate "most probable bad outcome" which is different from "worst possible outcome". Good luck!
- valdiorn 5y ago
  I feel like this is actually really good advice, thanks for taking the time to respond!

entee 5y ago

As a fellow perfectionist who has started a company, one thing that has helped me is realizing that most decisions are a lot more reversible than they appear. Even in the legal and financial domain, most things that you might obsess over are fixable if you make a mistake, and decent lawyers will tell you which ones you really have to avoid. Sometimes it'll cost you money and time, but the biggest cost is avoiding making decisions. Always remember, no decision is a decision. Usually that's the worst choice because almost any decision, even a wrong one, at least moves the ball in some direction, allowing you to gather more information. The only guarantee in this game is that stasis will kill you, so bias towards action. When in doubt, try to evaluate "most probable bad outcome" which is different from "worst possible outcome". Good luck!

valdiorn 5y ago
I feel like this is actually really good advice, thanks for taking the time to respond!