Scott Adams has an interesting theory on how to be happy – something I totally agree with:
I have a theory that you can predict how happy people are and perhaps how successful by their ability to tolerate imperfection. The Golden Happiness Ratio is about 4/5ths right, also known as “good enough.
Once you achieve about 80% rightness, any extra effort is rarely worth the effort. People who can’t stop until they get to 100% are usually stressed to the point where they can barely function. And don’t expect them to do much multitasking.
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