Perfection is the

Enemy of Perfect

Andrew ShupingJack Tarver Library, Mercer University

April, 2014

Perfection is the

Enemy of Good

or....

3 things: • Holding on to things until it’s

absolutely perfect• Fixing things that no one else will

ever notice and that will need to be changed again soon

• The art of art

So...what do I mean?

Let’s take a moment

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Dan_Clark_the_motivational_speaker_at_million_dollar_round_table.jpg

Motivation is key!

Sorry...wrong presentation. But seriously...

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/five_ring_circus/2012/08/02/gabby_douglas_olympics_2012_why_i_m_proud_a_black_gymnast_won_olympic_gold_.html

https://www.flickr.com/photos/53601471@N08/6715743931/

http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/p/never-settle-for-second-best/

http://xxjessie-pony-artist.deviantart.com/art/Nepeta-Be-The-Cat-426337029

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File:Leonardo_da_vinci,_Group_of_riders_in_the_Battle_of_Anghiari.jpg

http://www.slideshare.net/dakami/chicken-chicken-chicken-chicken

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/96526303@N00/3651344537/

http://www.michaelcovel.com/2013/04/26/perfection-is-a-myth/

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flickr_-_Carine06_-_%22I_give_up.%22.jpg

So what do you do?

http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/09/02/funny-pictures-im-watchin-my-stories/

No! Of course not!

http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/24/funny-pictures-stay-on-target/

http://stayingintouch.com.au/2013/06/3429/

Most Importantly

Mistakes will happen

http://www.lovethispic.com/image/17576/life-goes-on

And yes...it is safe to come out

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Is it...

https://www.fidelity.com/viewpoints/retirement/401k-options

What to do then?

Perpetual Beta

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Be willing to...

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Learn from it...

Give Back

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Explore

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Face your fears Luke...

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Find good support...

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...your Spock to your Kirk

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Most importantly...play

 

http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/04/06/funny-pictures-bbc-budget-gets-slashed/

And never...

http://fridaymixtape.com/mixtape-128/

http://hansdc.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/never-gonna-give-you-up-wide.jpg

http://tangledupinwords.blogspot.com/2012/01/thing-about-being-perfect.html

I mean, for 7 years I had my library’s address spelled as: Jack Tarver Lirbary

In a program that we use on a daily basis in Interlibrary Loan

7 years this was printed off.7 years we looked at it.7 years other people looked at it.

Finally...someone that didn’t borrow from us much said “Hey, ummm...you know you’ve got library spelled wrong in your address right?”

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Seven years!!!

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Is it going to hurt?

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Instead of praising kids for trying hard, teachers typically praise them for their innate intelligence. (being smart.) Dweck has shown that this type of encouragement actually backfires, since it leads students to see mistakes as signs of stupidity and not as the building blocks of knowledge.

~ How We Decide, by Jonah Lehrer (page 52)

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Be willing to...

Be willing to take u-turns

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Questions?

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Thank you!I can be found at:

ashuping.net

Link for my presentation will be located on my webpage