#Podcast 2 – Perfectionism is evil, why and how to cure yourself
In the second episode of the “Educated Machine Show” Darragh and Micheál discuss the perfectionism, why its bad approach, loving the process, experiments with pottery, Vincent van Gogh, painting of hangings, 30 projects in 30 days and just doing 20 minutes a day, apple vs. google company organisation [embed]https://soundcloud.com/educatedmachine/perfectionism[/embed] Links https://blog.codinghorror.com/quantity-always-trumps-quality/ - Pottery Experiment - Quantity vs. Quality The perfectionists trap - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY6bGhcnDDs Psychology Today - https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/perfectionism https://italki.com/ - One to One Language Lessons https://www.duolingo.com/ - Language learning tool https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/the-tragedy-of-google-books/523320/ - Example of “Perfect” being the enemy of “good” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle Perfectionism holds us back - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAgQkL7bIYQ The nirvana fallacy - https://thelogicofscience.com/2016/06/20/the-nirvana-fallacy-an-imperfect-solution-is-often-better-than-no-solution/ https://thelogicofscience.com/2016/06/20/the-nirvana-fallacy-an-imperfect-solution-is-often-better-than-no-solution/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPPdWfoeGbs Maximisers and Satisficers - https://gretchenrubin.com/happiness_project/2006/06/are_you_a_satis/ Goldmans Dilemma - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldman%27s_dilemma The Perfection Detox - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPL2FE7ZPTg https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/how-to-call-bullshit-on-big-data-a-practical-guide - Calling Bullshit on Big Data https://www.lastwordonnothing.com/2014/04/29/the-pocket-guide-to-bullshit-prevention/ - Pocket Guide to Bullshit ...