Perfection is not the enemy. This idea is sold by people who just do not want to roll up their sleeves and do the important work.
Now I will grant you that perfection is relative to what one is considering; however, good enough is a phrase I have heard many times, and is the equivalent of "fuck it".
Show me a perfect sustainable material at scale, and I will show you someone who has done imperfect research (or, I'll be really excited). Sustainability is actually a cyclical wave, cycles of degradation and regeneration, so nothing can ever be perfect (or sustainable) in a static way. We have to look at the trend over time.
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Max Stadnyk
November 11, 2017 - 1:06 am
Perfection is not the enemy. This idea is sold by people who just do not want to roll up their sleeves and do the important work.
Now I will grant you that perfection is relative to what one is considering; however, good enough is a phrase I have heard many times, and is the equivalent of "fuck it".
Thank you Building Green
March 5, 2018 - 12:05 pm
This is a great Primer to kick-start any project. Much appreciated!
Perfection is an illusion (or at least inherently subjective)
Mikhail Davis
Director of Technical SustainabilityInterface
December 2, 2021 - 11:31 pm
Show me a perfect sustainable material at scale, and I will show you someone who has done imperfect research (or, I'll be really excited). Sustainability is actually a cyclical wave, cycles of degradation and regeneration, so nothing can ever be perfect (or sustainable) in a static way. We have to look at the trend over time.