What’s the Best Piece of Advice You’ve Ever Received?

[GreatWhiteNorth]

On 6/6/2025 at 7:54 AM, jross said:

Done is better than perfect.

In case any the 2nd grade level flunkees missed the quote. Here it is above.

Done is not better than perfect. Perfect is always better than done. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

[ionel]

Just now, GreatWhiteNorth said:

Are you that dumb? 

Wouldn't a "perfect" bomber be better than a fast one? Every time? Every single time.

No a bomber that was actually built thus done would be better than this perfect one that was never built nor ever would be.  More than 18,000 non perfect B-24s were built/done.  They were significant in winning the war.  Zero perfect B-24s were built. 

[headshuck]

But - all things being equal - isn't it better to ship something perfect than to ship something less than perfect.
EVERY SINGLE TIME.

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." — Vince Lombardi

[GreatWhiteNorth]

6 minutes ago, ionel said:

No a bomber that was actually built thus done would be better than this perfect one that was never built nor ever would be.  More than 18,000 non perfect B-24s were built/done.  They were significant in winning the war.  Zero perfect B-24s were built. 

If we had built all perfect B-24's, they would have been much better. Too bad we didn't do that.

Perfect is always better than done. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

(You seem to be arguing that done is better than not done. Which is obvious to even a child. Why argue that?)

[GreatWhiteNorth]

7 minutes ago, headshuck said:

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." — Vince Lombardi

EXACTLY.

Chasing perfection is the very best we can do.

Chasing done yields the kind of low-grade crap that Chinese manufacturers make.

Perfection is always better than done. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

23 minutes ago, headshuck said:

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." — Vince Lombardi

I can assure you - Lombardi would have never been content with any team he coached that chased done.

Because perfection is far and away superior.

[WrestlingRasta]

It's tough being perfect.  But let me tell ya....its worth it 

[ionel]

8 hours ago, GreatWhiteNorth said:

 

Chasing perfection is the very best we can do.

 

ahh now you are changing your tune and accepting reality.

[Gene Mills Fan]

get something done and perfect it is the quickest way to perfection.

[jross]

What do you call someone who argues against "Done is better than perfect" as good advice

AI: A perfectionist. They prioritize flawless results over practical completion, often delaying or overcomplicating tasks to chase an unattainable ideal.

 

[El Luchador]

2 minutes ago, jross said:

What do you call someone who argues against "Done is better than perfect" as good advice

AI: A perfectionist. They prioritize flawless results over practical completion, often delaying or overcomplicating tasks to chase an unattainable ideal.

 

OCD

[Stockton]

Never look another man in the eyes while eating a banana

[GreatWhiteNorth]

The real post (if you have any doubt, scroll up and read it):

On 6/11/2025 at 10:57 PM, GreatWhiteNorth said:

EXACTLY.

Chasing perfection is the very best we can do.

Chasing done yields the kind of low-grade crap that Chinese manufacturers make.

Perfection is always better than done. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

  Ionel's version of that post that it made, and it's reply:

On 6/11/2025 at 10:57 PM, GreatWhiteNorth said:

 

Chasing perfection is the very best we can do.

 

19 hours ago, ionel said:

ahh now you are changing your tune and accepting reality.

Ionel has just been exposed as lying manipulative Chinese infected garbage.

Bless your Chinese heart - but you are nothing more than the other low-grade crap made in China.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

7 minutes ago, GreatWhiteNorth said:

The real post (if you have any doubt, scroll up and read it):

  Ionel's version of that post that it made, and it's reply:

Ionel has just been exposed as lying manipulative Chinese infected garbage.

Bless your Chinese heart - but you are nothing more than the other low-grade crap made in China.

Note that the (4) posters making nonsense posts between Ionel's and mine were just trying to make noise to cover it up (read their posts! Just stupid nonsense.)

They are no better than Ionel, and likely part of that same Chinese squad.

If you don't get it - that social media is being used by foreign countries to influence us - then wake the 'F' up. Everybody who knows anything about it knows it. If you don't, you should learn.

Edited Friday at 08:33 AM by GreatWhiteNorth

[Bigbrog]

Have another drink GWN...wow

[jross]

"Ignoring" beats "owning" to silence trolls.

[Scouts Honor]

On 6/11/2025 at 10:55 PM, GreatWhiteNorth said:

If we had built all perfect B-24's, they would have been much better. Too bad we didn't do that.

Perfect is always better than done. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

(You seem to be arguing that done is better than not done. Which is obvious to even a child. Why argue that?)

but if no perfect b24s are DONE, then there are none.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

On 6/12/2025 at 10:24 AM, jross said:

What do you call someone who argues against "Done is better than perfect" as good advice

AI: A perfectionist. They prioritize flawless results over practical completion, often delaying or overcomplicating tasks to chase an unattainable ideal.

 

Ran it through Shart-AI and here's what it said:

That depends on the time frame. Given allowable time:

• Perfect is always superior to done.
• Near perfect, is also superior to done.
• High quality is far better than simply done.
• Well done is a mark of good quality
• Not bad isn't a good mark, but it is not necessarily of lower quality than done.
• D- indicates done, done poorly and also indicates non-failure.
• Done simply indicates the lowest possible level of accomplishment that exists above not done.

Did you not know that human? What - are you from China? Or too dumb to consider time allowances?

[Gene Mills Fan]

Minneapolis gets 12" of snow overnight needing to be plowed so people can get to work. you get to work get a ssigned a plow truck. you go out and see you plow blade had an issue leaves a four inch wide by 3" high path as you plow. Only truck available. Do you put he plow in the shop to be fixed in 4 hours to do the job perfectly or do you go get it done leaving the strip of snow but allowing everyone to get to work?

[GreatWhiteNorth]

18 hours ago, Gene Mills Fan said:

Minneapolis gets 12" of snow overnight needing to be plowed so people can get to work. you get to work get a ssigned a plow truck. you go out and see you plow blade had an issue leaves a four inch wide by 3" high path as you plow. Only truck available. Do you put he plow in the shop to be fixed in 4 hours to do the job perfectly or do you go get it done leaving the strip of snow but allowing everyone to get to work?

But what is the question you are asking?

If you're asking if "Done is better than perfect" - the answer is No, PERFECT is always better EVERY SINGLE TIME.

If getting it done poorly because it's the best than can be done given the time frame. Then it's better than nothing. Or maybe the best we could do at the time, etc.

But that, in no way, makes it "better" than perfect. It simply doesn't. 

Edited 14 hours ago by GreatWhiteNorth

[jross]

Say it once, say it well, then let it stand.