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The Perfectionist: The 80% Test

Don Eash
Jun 18
1 min read

Updated: 7 days ago


Before you start your next deliverable, write down what 80% looks like.


Not 80% effort. 80% polish. Complete and correct, not flawless.


Then ship that version. No final pass.


The work will survive. The question is whether you can.


If what comes up is about quality — examine it. If what comes up is about what people will think of you — that’s the real conversation.


What are you protecting?




The 60-hour weeks underneath perfectionism have a cost. The Burnout Check maps where


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