职场追求完美真的是绝对美德吗
<p><span word="Conventional">Conventional</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="perfection">perfection</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="exhorted">exhorted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> 100 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mathematically">mathematically</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> 110 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span> <span word="virtue">virtue</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="good">good</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>” <span word="job">job</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>?</p><p>在工作中，人们通常认为，追求完美是项美德。我们常常被鼓励做到100%完美，甚至110%完美——哪怕这在数学上是不可能的。但追求完美真的像人们所说的那样，是绝对的美德吗？抑或，我们有理由认为，大多数时候只需要做到“足够好”？</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="valid">valid</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pareto">Pareto</span> <span word="Principle">Principle</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> 80-20 <span word="rule">rule</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="that">that</span> 80 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="stem">stem</span> <span word="from">from</span> 20 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="causes">causes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diminishing">diminishing</span> <span word="returns">returns</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="near">near</span> 100 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="expend">expend</span> <span word="proportionally">proportionally</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p>有两条著名的法则表明，后一种看法是合理的。第一条是“帕累托法则”（又名“二八法则”），该法则称，80%的结果取决于20%的原因。第二条是“收益递减法则”，根据该法则，工作完成得越接近完美，为完成剩余工作所需付出的努力就越大。</p><p><span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="Allcott">Allcott</span>, <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Productivity">Productivity</span> <span word="Ninja">Ninja</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="way">way</span> – <span word="they">they</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span>. “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 80-20 <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="ruthlessly">ruthlessly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>.”</p>
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