WEBVTT - Done is good enough

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that if you are feeling stretched, don't invest

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<v Speaker 1>more time or mental energy into tasks than they deserve.

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<v Speaker 1>Often done is good enough, and generally done is better

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<v Speaker 1>than delaying in the hope of producing something marginally better.

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<v Speaker 1>So listeners to Before Breakfast tend to be a high

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<v Speaker 1>achieving bunch. You have ambitious standards, You aim for excellence,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is great. But if you want to do

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<v Speaker 1>a lot with your life, you generally have to choose

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<v Speaker 1>where to devote your time and skills, and often there

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<v Speaker 1>might be easier ways to do whatever it is that

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<v Speaker 1>you are doing. For instance, printed invitations to a party

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<v Speaker 1>are cute, but you could also just use paperless posts

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<v Speaker 1>or evite and be done quickly. As for that party itself,

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<v Speaker 1>does it really need to be catered or feature all

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<v Speaker 1>your homemade food? Costco has great shrimp and appetizer platters.

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<v Speaker 1>Most grocery stores sell sheet cakes. It will be fine.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes people intend for weeks to write a sympathy card

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<v Speaker 1>to a friend who has lost a relative, perhaps a

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<v Speaker 1>heartfelt note sharing your memories of the deceased is the

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<v Speaker 1>gold standard. But if you seem to keep putting that off,

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<v Speaker 1>whether because you can't seem to find the time or

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<v Speaker 1>just can't find the right words, then grab a ready

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<v Speaker 1>made sympathy card at the grocery store, sign your name,

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<v Speaker 1>and get it in the mail. Done is better than perfect,

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<v Speaker 1>because there is no perfect without being done. There is

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<v Speaker 1>no practical difference between someone who puts off sending a

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<v Speaker 1>sympathy card because they are agonizing over the right words

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<v Speaker 1>and someone who just forgets. In both cases, no sympathy

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<v Speaker 1>was expressed, so just get it done. Professionally too, we

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<v Speaker 1>can let perfect be the enemy of done. And yes,

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<v Speaker 1>you want to do a good job, but if you

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<v Speaker 1>have a big job, you probably can't do everything that

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<v Speaker 1>is in your purview with the same level of detail.

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<v Speaker 1>Time spent editing that meeting agenda over and over again

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<v Speaker 1>is time that people don't have that agenda so they

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<v Speaker 1>can prepare. It's probably better that other people spend the

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<v Speaker 1>time preparing than that you agonize have reached bullet point.

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<v Speaker 1>If there is an internal report that required but doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>actually get used, a quick pass at it may be fine. Realistically,

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<v Speaker 1>people often delay a task because it seems too hard

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<v Speaker 1>or time consuming, and then end up doing a paaradown

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<v Speaker 1>version anyway. So just go with a paaradown version from

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<v Speaker 1>the start. At least you'll spend a little less time

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about it in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura

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