How about good enough?
Dear Authentic Introvert,
I finished editing my fourth and last video for this month last night and I might’ve watched it at least twelve times before uploading.
But I watched it again this morning and suddenly I could see at least a hundred flaws.
I still have 7 hours before it goes live on YouTube so maybe I can fix some of them and reupload.
I then showed it to my roommate, and she thinks it’s perfect.
I gave doing more edits a final thought when something struck me.
If I choose to rework on this video then this would mean I spent 2 days, half a night and then another half a day just editing it.
Scripting and shooting took me only a day.
If I do this, I’d start dreading making my subsequent videos because of how much time and hard work editing is going to take.
Seems like I am turning making videos from an enjoyable experience to a challenge.
And this at the time when people with a million subscribers are posting videos unedited.
I finally realized how pointless perfecting the editing is – not just because other people are getting away without doing so but also because this is an endless endeavor.
I am sure I’d never be fully satisfied with my work.
Instead of putting all my energy into one video and still leaving it imperfect in many ways, I must focus on my next video.
Because I’m sure that’d be more valuable to my audience of 205 and counting.
Sometimes the wise thing to do is not to keep blindly perfecting something but see the value it’s actually going to add and be satisfied with good enough.
Doing so keeps things in motion, so you don’t feel stuck, feel demotivated and tend to give up.
And this is where good enough wins over perfection!
Key Takeaway:
Instead of always aiming for perfection, aim for good enough.
Because enjoying the process is more important than chasing the unachievable.
Yours Good Enough,
Sachin Sharma
P.S. Here’s the video in case you want to see it:
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