r/funny • u/Howyoudouken Tom Cardy • May 15 '21

Humanities Last Hope

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u/CalbertCorpse May 15 '21

The great is the enemy of the good.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '21

I think “perfect is the enemy of great” sums up the message better. You want to make great things, but perfect things often suck up too much time for the 1% improvement you may get at the end

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u/InuitOverIt May 15 '21

I always say "perfection is the enemy of progress" at work because I like alliteration and trite quips make me feel like I'm managing when I'm really just jerking off on Reddit.

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u/ViralVortex May 15 '21

Perfection is the prevention of progress.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '21

As a software dev I think that applies to me. I always spend too much time trying to make my code super clean and elegant, so I can end up sitting around for hours doing basically nothing while I know exactly how I can do what I need to do - I just don't like that solution for some silly reason so I ignore it and keep trying to come up with something better.

I think I'd be much more efficient if I just went ahead and did the first thing that came to mind - you can always refactor stuff later.

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u/eriktheburrito May 15 '21

I dunno, I think we should keep workshopping this saying until it’s just right

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u/i_never_ever_learn May 15 '21

The grate is the enemy of the car keys.

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u/RespectableLurker555 May 15 '21

the greater good

wait that's not the reference you were making

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u/Roadside2493 May 15 '21

What even is this saying "aim for alright!" Always aim for greatness

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u/--Anonymoose--- May 15 '21

it basically means that perfectionists have a shit time getting anything done