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LESSON 4 · Defeat Procrastination

The 80% Rule

The antidote to perfectionism is the 80% rule: aim for 80% quality and ship. The remaining 20% of polish costs 80% of the time (the Pareto Principle in action) and is usually invisible to everyone except you.

Use the 80% rule where polish turns into delay: draft before editing, get presentation structure right before animations, and send clear emails instead of endlessly tuning them.