I really wish people understood what optimal meant; that’s it’s a completely relative word (optimal given some constraints, which could in practice be quite limiting).
Maybe we could come up with a new word. I personally like ‘optimization’, but it could be with a qualifier.
My line for myself is to ‘do the best I can with the resources available to me’.
I personally like the phrase ‘do your best’ a lot. It’s unfortunate that typically people who say it seem to have low standards, and it’s become associated with that, but that’s exactly what we should be doing.
For what it’s worth, I think ‘big’ is better than ‘best’ or ‘optimal’ because it feels more humble, whether or not it actually means less.
I really wish people understood what optimal meant; that’s it’s a completely relative word (optimal given some constraints, which could in practice be quite limiting).
Maybe we could come up with a new word. I personally like ‘optimization’, but it could be with a qualifier.
My line for myself is to ‘do the best I can with the resources available to me’.
I personally like the phrase ‘do your best’ a lot. It’s unfortunate that typically people who say it seem to have low standards, and it’s become associated with that, but that’s exactly what we should be doing.