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Perfection
is the
Enemy of Perfect
Andrew Shuping
Jack 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
https://www.flickr.com/photos/84894254@N03/10021608896/
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...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26147864@N00/22489512/
http://www.slate.com/blogs/five_ring_circus/2012/08/02/gabby_douglas_olympics_2012_wh
y_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
https://www.flickr.com/photos/9368361@N08/3263976449/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/22490717@N02/5392914258/
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:After_leonardo_da_vinci,_The_Battle_of_Anghiari_
by_Rubens,_Louvre.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leonardo_da_vinci,_Group_of_riders_in_the_Battle
_of_Anghiari.jpg
http://www.slideshare.net/dakami/chicken-chicken-chicken-chicken
https://www.flickr.com/photos/17025495@N00/4959096766/
ttp://www.blog.mamasturnnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ice-storm-sign.jpg
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?
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
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49939383@N00/7939430/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/19159109@N00/3103987824/
Is it...
https://www.fidelity.com/viewpoints/retirement/401k-options
What to do then?
Perpetual Beta
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/43169829@N00/93363492/
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/51035555243@N01/2883862468/
Be willing to...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51116681@N00/2359785533/
Learn from it...
Give Back
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/bewareofdog/284783751/
Explore
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14185972@N00/2996817257/
Face your fears Luke...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/2788648775/
Find good support...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wellingtoncollege/9932262626/
...your Spock to your Kirk
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/83346641@N00/3714748769/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46978810@N00/476798140/
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?”
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23862773@N02/3366045227/
Seven years!!!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/99175982@N00/4448688868/
Is it going to hurt?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10244704@N05/2353599436/
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)
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/51035555243@N01/2883862468/
Be willing to...
Be willing to take u-turns
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10428493@N05/3605228495/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7471115@N08/3396791200/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67953162@N00/3943777830/#
Questions?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76283035@N00/1507585665/
Thank you!
I can be found at:
ashuping.net
Link for my presentation will be located on
my webpage

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