You’re thinking to hard!

May 13, 2010

I guarantee there is a simpler way to do what you are trying to do, You are just making it to difficult. Here is something I'm learning right now.

 

The degree of quality you want, will determine the degree of difficulty!

 

In other words if you want something to be 80% quality it's probably going to require 80% difficulty. There are obviously exceptions to the rule, but I think it's a good practice to always sit down before you start a project and decide how quality do you want it to be. Sure, you may want everything to be perfect, but by doing so you are limiting who can get involved, what equipment can be used, and the amount of time you could be doing something else. There are plenty of times that a 70% quality video is good enough. There are times when a 80% print design is good enough.

 

It's called practical efficiency, and my current working definition is "Getting what needs to be done, done at the quality that's needed as quickly as possible"

 

When you decide that everything doesn't have to be perfect, you can start accomplishing more, training more volunteers, and spending less on equipment.