There is a TikTok by @LexNate where she says she learned a phrase that changed her life:

“Get it done first. You can make it better later.”

I commented:

“Perfect is the enemy of done. Define ‘good enough’, get there, then make it better (if you need to, for some things that’s enough:)”

There is a quote that I love that states, ‘Good is the enemy of Great’, meaning that often when you reach ‘good enough’ it stops you from being or doing better. There is a counter argument that Lexi and I are making and that is, ‘Perfect is the enemy of Good’.

Perfectionism can be debilitating and prevent action. “I’m not ready to make it perfect so I won’t make it.”

No. Just get it done. Just start and keep going until you have a viable product or result… then tweak it, improve it, make it amazing. Or not. Realize that this is all you need and save your time, energy and resources for perfecting things where that really matters.

There is a lot of merit in, ‘Get it done first. Make it better later.’ Perfect can be the enemy of getting started and thus getting completed. Get. It. Done. First!