How good is good enough?

Is 80% excellent good enough?

It’s not that expensive and, if you have skills, it’s not difficult to get to 80%.

That last 80-100% costs a ton of time and money.

But is it a Pyrrhic victory? You know, a win that costs so much time, money, or lives that it might as well have been a loss.

It is a Pyrrhic victory. Sure, you got 98% of the way there, but I made 10x what you did at the same time, and I still got my work to 80% excellent.

Also, most people can’t see or feel a difference between 80% and 98%. Is it worth the extra cost?

Sometimes, but not often.