Once You Fix, It Stop Fixing It (video)

Once you have solved a problem, you don’t need to continue working to fix it further, even if it feels exciting to keep optimizing. This article is based on a short from video linked/embedded below. At one point, the internet was slow in my office, so I decided to address it. I took the rational, if slightly excessive, approach of upgrading my router, running an ethernet cable under my house to the office, and using the old router as a wireless access point. The internet speed in the office improved from download speeds of 20 megabits to over 640 Mbps. My problem was completely solved; the internet in the office was faster than I had any reasonable use for. Yet all I wanted to do was make it even faster—adding all the fastness plus 100 speedy internet points. 640 megabits down is incredibly fast. I wouldn’t have noticed any improvement if I had upgraded to a gigabit or beyond. Still, I felt compelled to keep working on this issue. I had many other problems in my work and life that were far more pressing than achieving a faster internet speed. I’ve written about this in the past. There’s a business book called Good to Great, but my business book would focus on taking things from bad to average. Everyone wants to double down on what works, but the value of addressing real problems is far greater. Read that article: Terrible To Simply Average @mason.pelt Once you have solved a problem,…Once You Fix, It Stop Fixing It (video)