When Good Enough is Better Than Perfect

The case for a maxim that fosters productivity, sanity and outright enjoyment of life

Robert Roy Britt
Wise & Well
Published in
6 min readJul 16, 2023

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Illustration by Wise & Well using Midjourney

My late father worked as hard as anyone I know throughout his 85 years on this planet. As a small-business owner, self-taught engineer and hands-on builder of his own manufacturing equipment, he put in long hours and worked weekends when needed, while…

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Robert Roy Britt
Wise & Well

Editor of Aha! and Wise & Well on Medium + the Writer's Guide at writersguide.substack.com. Author of Make Sleep Your Superpower: amazon.com/dp/B0BJBYFQCB