How many more new and wonderful things could you be doing but are not because you are focusing on something that doesn’t matter?
“In one corner of the parking garage near my office, car satellite radio doesn’t work.
This is clearly broken, but it’s also not a problem. Certainly not a problem worth anyone’s attention when there are so many other problems to be addressed.
Problems, by definition, can be fixed. But they might not be worth the focus and effort.
Letting these go is important, because it frees us up to work on the things that most people don’t think are problems that are worth fixing.” - Broken (and not worth fixing) by Seth Godin
What opportunities do you miss out on because of your perfectionism?
