{"id":1037,"date":"2018-09-22T14:56:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T14:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/general\/?page_id=1037"},"modified":"2022-11-03T18:24:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T18:24:08","slug":"perfecting-your-product-how-to-avoid-going-overboard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/general\/inspirational\/perfecting-your-product-how-to-avoid-going-overboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfecting Your Product: How to Avoid Going Overboard"},"content":{"rendered":"Last updated: November 3, 2022 at 18:24 pm\n\n\n\n

\"perfectThere is often a thin line between going forward and going backward. Yes, that’s right! It might seem paradoxical, but it’s true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a saying that goes, “the monkey cut his tail until he spoiled it.” A lot of the time, we as humans are culpable of this practice. We try to make something better and better until we spoil it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s why it’s important to remember that there’s a thin line between going forward and going backward. Chiseling away at your product is great. It’s called going forward. After all, your product reflects you, and speaks a lot about your personality. But when you cross the line of perfection and keep going over the boundary, you’ll end up going backward! And this line is very blur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How are we supposed to know where to stop? Recently, I’ve been working on my new product, which is a language learning course aimed at teaching Portuguese to English speakers. And I’ve been pouring over this product, line after line, and word after word, trying to make it just perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it came to a point where I remember the story of the poet. He was asked at the end of the day what he had done that day. He said “I put in a comma this morning and removed it this afternoon.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And often, in creating my product, I find myself in this predicament: going forwards and backwards and sometimes not knowing if I’m going forward or backward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how do we get around this human fallibility? There are lots of low quality, flimsy products on the market today, and I want to my product to stand out. After all, my product does not just bring in money. It doesn’t just solve a problem or satisfy a need. It also sells my brand: PC – the brand of excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how do I avoid crossing the thin line between going forward and backward? Or how do I avoid going overboard when trying to perfect my product? That’s a good question, and I think I’ll employ several techniques:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Getting a critical eye to go over my proposed changes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Putting my mind to work – sleeping on it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Read back this article from time to time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    And what about you? How do you avoid going overboard?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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