Comments on: When is “Good Enough” good enough?

By: Leszek Cyfer

Leszek Cyfer — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:40:49 +0000

Asking whether sth is good enough miss one, but all important question:

"What I want to achieve?"

When you know that, it's easy – simply ask – "is what I'm doing getting me closer to what I want?"

If so, then it's good enough

By: Site Wrap Up – September 2009 Edition | Start Being Your Best

Site Wrap Up – September 2009 Edition | Start Being Your Best — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:07:41 +0000

[...] When is “Good Enough” good enough? – Final result of this discussion is “it depends”. You need to determine for yourself what you’re willing to accept, and always challenge yourself. [...]

By: Jason D Barr

Jason D Barr — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:20:35 +0000

Those are great points, Mike. Thanks.

By: Mike Torres

Mike Torres — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:08:05 +0000

I feel your pain as it's something I struggle with a lot myself. Almost every time I hit publish I think, "why did I do that? This post isn't any good" – but I then remind myself that what may seem elementary or lame to me, might influence someone else in some way.

People have reminded me over the years that not everyone is "at the same level" – that we can all learn from one another – and what a tragedy it would be if I didn't publish something because *I* didn't think it was good enough, robbing someone who would never have known the difference.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:35:50 +0000

Another thing is that you never really know which posts people are really going to latch on to. The guy who does problogger started off doing a photo website, and his most popular post is something that he thought was really lame. I've already had more views today than I have in a while, and I didn't think the post that spurred it was anything special. You keep showing up and you keep trying, because you never know what people will like.

By: Jason D Barr

Jason D Barr — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:18:31 +0000

Love that last quote! Weighing the voices is very important.

By: Jason D Barr

Jason D Barr — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:40:06 +0000

That makes perfect sense, Barb. Thanks for clarifying!

By: Barb McMahon

Barb McMahon — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:31:37 +0000

I think I need to clarify what I meant.

I do make my best efforts for my readers, but I also understand that not everyone who comes to my site will agree with me or what I'm trying to do. I'm grateful that they stop by and if I don't have what they need, they're free to move on.

So maybe I should change "Please yourself first" to "Be true to your own vision"? Does that make more sense?

By: Jason D Barr

Jason D Barr — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:16:05 +0000

Garfield is a GREAT example. It's actually funnier without Garfield, but Davis' persistence is certainly noteworthy.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:54:35 +0000

I like to think about Garfield in this case. Not every Garfield strip is ground breakingly hilarious, but Jim Davis continues to work on the series. As a result of this persistence he has had a television series, tons of products, and two live action movies. Some of the stuff he writes just isn't funny, and it does flop, but just continuing to go after it has seemed to make a difference.