I will continue to tell anyone who will listen that Jim Collins’ Good to Great is the best business book I’ve ever read. Or, at least I will until I read something better. And in that wonderful tome, Collins’ presents a mantra: good is the enemy of great. His meaning: by being content with simply eeking along (being good), you will never take the steps necessary to be great. I totally agree with him, but I think there’s a corollary: perfection is the enemy of productivity. Perfection is the Enemy of Productivity Striving to be great doesn’t mean waiting until everything is perfect. It means always trying to be better than you were yesterday. But there are many who fall for the perfection trap: I can’t launch until my plan is perfect. Or, I can’t write until I’m in a creative mood and have the proper scented candles. Or, I can’t … Continue reading Perfection is the Enemy of Productivity, Or: Why You Should Be Like Stan and Jack