Progress Over Perfection

to break down a mountain, you have to start with the first rock. 

perfectionism is not a good metric of success. nor is intelligence. hard work is because it's consistent

A small step is always better than no step at all.

instead of seeking the situation to be perfect and you tr...

• "Not every mess is good, but there can be a certain magic in mess."
• Tim Harford, the author of Messy, believes that we can find great inspiration within our messes. How we express ourselves in a creative manner isn't always through a pristine desk, some of the mos...

Spending some time analyzing the possible options is good. But an indefinite amount of time is going to be bad.

The way to get past this is to set constraints. If you set these constraints in advance, then you can undermine the rational part of your mind from using them as a j...