I can hear my old (deceased) friend and machinist mentor, Dennis, plain as day:
"The hardest thing you have to learn is something I can't teach you. You have to learn to judge when good enough, really is good enough. Every job you take on requires you to do your best, but not every job requires your best work....there's a subtle difference there, but it's an important difference nonetheless. Some fellows never pick up on it. Don't spend a week redesigning a paper clip when the old version holds your notes together just fine"
Your philosophy has served me well, Dennis. Thanks
Hey Spark, if I bring my mower to your shop, am I going to get the philosophy bill with something that may only be good enough for the day, depending if you think it's rated high enough for your best work, or is my mower going to kick butt when you are done with it? That's what anyone would want!
