I have watched this video a few times before, but I got a different perspective today. The inspiration is truly priceless!

I have been liking and learning from your videos for a few years now and while I understand that your advice today fits the new thinking of the business world; how does it line up with Torah thinking? Is new and fast really better than slow and steady? One of the things I appreciate about reading articles and being taught by Aish is that the wisdom of the sages is still important and carries much more weight than the latest 'fashion'.

I watched my son, a graphic designer, do professional work. But it took time, sometimes a lot of time. It had to be very very good in order for people to hire him and pay him professional fees, when they could hire someone who just finished a course and could put something out that was "good enough" for a lot less money. When there's competition, "good enough" sometimes isn't good enough.

Your son sounds like he is very talented and has high standards. I agree that there are situations where a piece of work needs to be polished before it can be submitted. However, we can go too far when we believe our work will NEVER be" good enough." If I take an exam and score 98%, I have done very well but have not scored perfectly. Yet, that 98% is a score of which I can be proud.

Someone gave me a really helpful suggestion on proofreading a document/email. This person said I should read my work BACKWARDS. Yes, it can be quite tedious but you will pick up errors more quickly that way. After that admittedly boring process is completed, I always send out my documents immediately. I am still working on my own issues of perfection/procrastination, and Charlie Harary's words are very helpful to me. Todah Rabah!

that's my philosophy. I make an effort that's good enough, and if it needs to be better, i try to do better. We can't accomplish if we are afraid things are not perfect.