Interesting Quote

[Good question + good answer...]

How do you know when it's done?

Of course, it's not done. It's never done.

That's not the right question.

The question is: when is it good enough?

Good enough, for those that seek perfection, is what we call it when it's sufficient to surpass the standards we've set. Anything beyond good enough is called stalling and a waste of time.

If you don't like your definition of 'good enough', then feel free to change that, but the goal before shipping is merely that. Not perfect.

- Seth Godin

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Someone recommended Seth Godin's blog to me last summer, and I just recently remembered it when I saw part of this quote posted on another blog. I had stopped reading it because, well... Seth Godin is very smart and sometimes (many times) his posts went completely over my head.

But I'm thinking I might start reading it because he does have some interesting things to say, mostly about marketing. His writing is excellent - concise and to the point, but possessing a distinctive style as well.

I certainly can't agree with everything he says, but this post is one that I can give assent to. I can relate to the concept of "good enough" with my design work (and really almost everything I do). Often I'll notice something I could have changed after something is already done. But perfection is an unrealistic goal, not only because it's a waste of time, but ultimately because we can't achieve it. Our world is fallen, we are finite, and only God is perfect.