Speeding up and perfection are illusions; essentially, they are both surrender.

What truly matters? Keep going. The hardest part is getting started, so the first step isn't about pursuing perfection but about raising the baseline of your actions on days when your energy or mood is low. Some days, if you're not feeling your best, don't demand 100% from yourself—60% is okay, as long as you don't stop.

This idea has been repeatedly emphasized by the author of Atomic Habits, and he reiterated it on the Huberman podcast. Why is he so persistent? Because this is the core secret of the habit system.

The era of LLM has arrived, and this principle has become even more impactful. Everyone is researching prompts, optimizing workflows, and seeking perfect AI workflows—but 99% of people are stuck at "haven't started yet." Those who are truly making money have already been iterating continuously, even if their methods are not perfect; their feedback loops have run a thousand times.