Better is the enemy of best

A vintage Mechanical Horse Patent Drawing From 1893 on Dark grunge background.

You might have heard the aphorism “Perfect is the enemy of good“.  If you’re in a technical field, you’ve probably used it, or had it used against you, to shut down a conversation.  It’s an effective way to do so because it insinuates that the target is thinking impractically, not focused on the problem at… Read more