…is a great quote I came upon recently. I’m way behind in my blogging (I have 4-5 posts on the ECD and probably another dozen post ideas stacked up), and I realize the primary reason is because I want each post to be great. Having perfectionistic tendencies like most of us do, I have a tendency not to want to even start a post unless I have a few hours to finish it, because I need that much time to write the draft, proofread, edit, etc. And these days I rarely find myself with a few free hours to devote to a post.
So, because the post can’t be perfect, they haven’t been getting done at all (the perfect post being the enemy of a good (enough) post). With that end in mind, I’ve given myself a new guideline. With rare exception, I’m going to aim to write my blog posts in 30 minutes with a maximum of 1 hour. If the quality of the posts suffers at all, I hope those reading will understand.
Have you ever let perfect get in the way of getting something done? If so, share your thoughts in the comments below.