Perfection is a Mirage
Real progress doesn't come from polishing. It comes from shipping. You don't need more tweaks, you need closure.
Everyone wants to build. Few actually finish.
You open the doc. Move a few words around. Adjust a heading. Change the hero image. Switch to dark mode. Maybe even duplicate the file just in case.
Still not ready. You grab a coffee. You tell yourself you'll finish it tomorrow.
But the version from last week and the one now? Barely different.
Somewhere along the way, momentum turned into hesitation. And the project quietly stalled. But deep down, you know the truth: you're not refining. You're procrastinating, and calling it craft.
"Perfect is the enemy of good." - Voltaire
Let's not wait for flawless.
Let's aim for finished.
Real progress happens when you finish.
Not when it's perfect. Not when your friends say it looks great. When it's live. When someone can click it, read it, try it, use it. That's the line between creators and tinkerers. Between motion and movement.
The hard part isn't building. It's letting go.
Hitting publish on the blog you've been rewriting for a month.
Pushing a feature that still has a few weird edge cases.
Sharing the deck that doesn't feel 'fundable' yet.
Launching the side project even though your landing page could be better.
But finishing teaches you more than stalling ever will.
Your first version won't be your best. That's okay.
Ship anyway.
- Ship the blog
- Ship the draft
- Ship the code
- Ship the idea
Even if it's not perfect. Especially then. Because perfection is a mirage.
Finish the damn thing. So you can start the next one.
“Real artists ship.” (Steve Jobs)
