Excellence over perfection

Perfection is worth pursuing for its own sake. But if you want predictable progress, seek excellence over perfection.

Perfection is a solitary pursuit. Excellence is a team sport.

Perfection is subjective. It is tied to one’s perception and emotions.

Excellence is objective. It is the result of a carefully crafted and honed process.

When perfection becomes a habit, it can pull you down a rabbit hole - leading to procrastination, self-doubt, delays, and alienation of others. When excellence becomes a habit, it can push you up a mountain slope.

Pursuit of perfection is a luxury. If you can afford it, go for it by all means. It has high intrinsic value as its reward. And if you are lucky, you can produce a rare masterpiece that will also have high extrinsic value.

Pursuit of excellence can seem boring and at times soul-crushing. But it produces high quality predictable outcomes that can be replicated and scaled massively. That is where all progress comes from.

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