At its worst, perfection is in the distance — just always out of reach. The pursuit of it leads to stalled progress, burnout, and transforms an ALMOST into a FAILURE.

At its best, perfection is a story we tell ourselves about how it should be. It answers all forms of the question: What is right?

But who’s right? According to what standard? On what authority?

The problem isn’t that perfection exists, it’s that we over-inflate the importance of our preference. We mistake “This is how I think it should be” for “This is the only way it can be.”

In doing so, we trade adaptability for rigidity, progress for an illusion, and potential alignment for certain frustration.

But if perfection is a preference, that means we can choose differently. We get to refine. We get to adjust. We get to let go of the “right” way and align with doing what works.

Are you chasing right or are you pursuing what works?