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Perfect is the enemy of good.

• ebbv 13y ago
  This is a dumb saying. Refusing to settle for anything short of perfect is often a bad trait, sure. But if you don't have a "perfect" goal to aim for, what you end up with is going to be worse than it could have been.
  • mratzloff 13y ago
    > Refusing to settle for anything short of perfect is often a bad trait, sure. And that's what the saying means... Especially important for technologists and entrepreneurs.
    • ebbv 13y ago
      I realize that's what the saying is supposed to mean but it doesn't really say that. I detest speaking in platitudes when plain english will do fine.
      • mratzloff 13y ago
        So to clarify, you realize that's what the saying means and yet you posted to complain about its usage when the meaning is perfectly clear. OK. Using a widely-understood word or phrase to express an idea concisely is sort of the basis of language. Most people prefer a terse expression over "plain English" several times the length.