Perfection vs mediocrity is a false dichotomy
Perfectionism and mediocrity are both confusion,
both are failures of understanding
Perfectionism is a delusion
You held delusional, non-existing standard in your mind
Then you delusionally claim to be moving towards it
You’re not moving towards it. You’re moving nowhere.
You’re not moving towards it because your standard doesn’t exist. It’s a fantasy.
It’s a fantasy produced in your naive and insecure psyche
You liked the idea of something more then you liked the thing
And you liked the idea of yourself achieving something “perfect” more then you liked the thing
If you were a serious doer — then maybe you wouldn’t be so ignorant to let yourself be deluded by such foolish fantasy
Is mediocrity a viable response to the sickness of perfectionism?
It’s obviously not.
Nevertheless you may find someone justify his stagnation as preferring to “rather do something than nothing!”
Obviously do something. Nothing is nothing.
But make that something actually better than nothing
Or else it’s nothing anyway.
Make it well
It’s ok to fail — it’s NOT ok to suck
Mediocrity is indeed this failure to understand the necessity of improving
If you’re not improving it then you’re wasting it
Don’t waste it
Do it well or don’t do it at all
It obviously doesn’t have to be perfect, nor should be
But it must be done WELL