Perfectionism: refusal to accept any standard short of perfection. The western way, the paralyzing path to nowhere. Perfect is the enemy of good gets in the way of getting things done. Yet, perfection, utopia, can become an inspiring guide. Kaizen, commonly known as continuous improvement, is the art of balancing idealism with pragmatism. Kaizen is [...]
Nonsense. Childish. I keep falling into my own mental traps and putting the idealism cart in front of the reality horse. I did it again. Today, minutes ago. I’ve recently began reading on zen and taoism. Beautiful. Perfectionism redefined: perfection exists, yet you will never get there. Nevertheless, take a step today towards it. How? Trying. [...]
There’s my future, lying ahead as usual. Self-imposed expectations. Wishes, aspirations, ideas that immediately become obligations. Excellence, or rather sheer perfection are in the air. Rapid execution, instant results and compulsive voraciousness are the name of the game. My analytical potential is almighty. Nothing can step between me and my flawless plans. I am taking [...]
Error. I hate it. It is cruel because it proves I am not perfect. It is baffling because it makes it obvious that I am not unparalleled. Previous triumphs forge expectations. No one expects me to fail. Then I succeed again and the sword of Damocles sharpens. One more time. Until one day I fail [...]
I just called an airline call center to make a short little question on their mileage program. I decided to talk to a person, not a machine. Same result, or worse. I had to answer more than 10 personal questions in order to prove I was myself. After the first five, irritation materialized. I tried [...]
Before embarking on a journey, it’s always wise to reflect on whether you want to depart from where you are right now…or not. If your job is easy, obvious and repetitive you don’t need Scrum. If your current way of working is effective, don’t change. If you feel at ease with your colleagues and your [...]
How is a judge to decide on a case? Written law is general, abstract, concrete but not comprehensive. Particular cases, context, subjective issues are not considered in the text. Why is it not trivial to be a judge or a jury member? Because they have to interpret the law. And what have they used for [...]