I bought a new whiteboard.
And I thought everything was perfect. But I was WRONG.
I look at the newly mounted whiteboard on my wall.
Beautiful.
I smile.
This is going to be the new catalyst for my ideas.
But then, suddenly, my eyes go to the top right corner.
I see the logo of the whiteboard.
Upside down.
Hmmm…
I doubt:
“Should I mount the whiteboard again?”
It won’t take that long.
Then, a different thought crosses my mind.
At times, I spend too much time before deciding something is finished.
An email.
An analysis.
A presentation.
Such overthinking slows down my progress.
On the surface, perfectionism seems to be the care for quality.
But often, perfectionism is fear of judgment in disguise.
I decide to keep the whiteboard upside down.
It’s not a harmful mistake.
Quite the contrary.
It’s a perfect reminder.
A useful memo that turns around my perspective.
The goal isn’t to make things perfect.
The goal is to have the courage to say: this is good enough.