Is it really our best?
My 7 year old just told me that he did his best stacking the silverware, and that his best was the best he could do. I was right there with him, thinking “That’s right my best is the best I can do”. Then he quantified it with “Well, it’s the best I can do without taking more time”. When I tried to explain to him that sometimes our true best takes a bit more time, he let me know he just wasn’t interested in investing that kind of time in stacking silverware.
In many ways, he’s right. There are things that we spend far too much time getting perfect when our time would be better spent on more meaningful things. However, there are times when we do have to invest that extra five minutes to get things right. The trick is being able to tell the difference.
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