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Good Enough Is Not Good Enough

A friend replied to my earlier tweet :

“Why go for good enough when you have a better option before you?”

His reply ?

“@iammyy cos life is simple like that. good enough is really enough.”

Let me clarify something, I don’t disagree with his statement that sometimes (or rather, most of the time) – good enough is really enough.

However, let us all remember that just good enough does not equate to

• Low quality – this is not an excuse to produce low quality work
• Poor effort – it’s about efficiency and not having a ‘heck care’ attitude

I believe that you don’t begin planning with a ‘good enough’ mindset but instead, set realistic benchmarks and identify those unrealistic ones so that you will know when ‘good enough is enough’. What sets it apart is “tried-my-best-good-enough job” and “half-assed work”.

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes if that’s what stopping you, it’s just part of the growth and process. Nothing is flawless in my opinion, so embrace your mistakes and learn.

Don’t be mistaken. I’m not a perfectionist.

If I strive for perfection, I don’t think I’ll get any blog posts out anyways ! (HAHA)

Tags: attitude, benchmarks, good enough, half-assed work, iammyy, just barely good enough, low quality, mindset, mistakes, perfection, perfectionist, poor effort, process, tweet, twitter

Your own radio station ? Holy Blip !

I’ve joined blip.fm since 17th Sept last year and so far, I’m really loving it.

I meant to blog about blip ages ago and go into details but let’s just keep it short and simple.

8 reasons why i love blip.fm :

1. It is like the best bit of  last.fm+twitter all rolled into one.
2. It has a realtime feed of what other “DJ”s are listening to.
3. It is personal/interactive because you pick the music for your playlist and you get to reblip others.
4. It encourages “value-system” – it requires contributions from its members in order to benefit from the others in the society.
5. It has an idiot-proof interface and system – just search and *tadah*, there you go!
6. It has a built-in virality and a good feedback system.
7. It has alot of “undiscovered” artistes, oldies and radio hits shared by others.
8. It is addictive – it’s almost becoming a habit for me to share my music pick everyday.

What I really liked about blip is that it directly updates my tumblr and twitter to allow others to see what I’m listening to.

Most of the time I’ll also plurk about my blips as my “music of the day” plurk. I guess it’s a good way to share great music found online and so far I spend at least half an hour on blip.fm to look for good songs and am getting props/positive feedbacks on my music taste – which really is quite an ego booster. (HAHA)

Sure, there are many music sharing sites out there and probably better ones. But Blip.fm is still my favourite as of now. Do give it a try (c’mon, it’s not like you don’t have 9867545122 different accounts out there already) and let me know what you think about it ?

Speaking of music, I’m planning on adding a new “element” to this blog. Keep a lookout for my little project! =)

Tags: addictive, blip.fm, built-in virality, dj, iammyy, indie, interface, last.fm, Music, playlist, plurk, props, radio, tumblr, twitter, value system