Gregor Ojstersek argues that perfectionism is the first major productivity killer in engineering. Chasing flawless code, perfect variable names, and immaculate designs creates paralysis instead of progress, leaving work chronically unfinished.
Being busy does not equal to being productive. In this video, we will go over the top 3 biggest productivity killers in the engineering industry, and I'll share my approach to minimizing the effect of them. The first one is perfectionism. I wanted to make things amazingly well, but at the same time, I was never finishing them. I have especially observed myself doing this when I was doing something visual, for example, designing something. It never really looked right to me. As an engineer, I often wanted to write the best code possible, the perfect code. How I am naming variables, making abstractions, how I am solving particular problems, it was never really good enough. As a manager, I often found myself waiting for the perfect moments to do something, and that brought quite a lot of problems as things were not getting better on their own. To learn more, you can subscribe to my newsletter. It's called Engineering Leadership, where I share similar tips and advice on how to be a great engineering leader.
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