{"id":2443,"date":"2015-03-29T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecornerstone.wpengine.com\/?post_type=podcasts&#038;p=2443"},"modified":"2024-08-13T02:34:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T07:34:24","slug":"figure-whats-good-enough-satisfied","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/truthforteachers.com\/truth-for-teachers-podcast\/figure-whats-good-enough-satisfied\/","title":{"rendered":"How to figure out what\u2019s \u201cgood enough\u201d and be satisfied with it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Do you feel constant guilt about not giving 110% to every aspect of your work? Do you worry that no matter how much you do, it\u2019s never enough? Discover 3 strategies for breaking free from perfectionism, guilt, and obsession over minor details in your teaching practice. Learn how to identify an appropriate, healthy stopping place in your work and cultivate a sense of accomplishment in a job well done.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This post is based on the latest episode of my weekly podcast,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.com\/podcast-2\">Angela Watson\u2019s Truth for Teachers<\/a>. A podcast is essentially a talk radio show that you can listen to online or download and take with you wherever you go. I release a new episode each Sunday and feature it here on the blog to help you get energized and motivated for the week ahead.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.com\/2015\/01\/truth-for-teachers-a-new-podcast-for-weekly-inspiration.html\">Learn more<\/a>\u00a0about the podcast, view\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.com\/category\/truth-for-teachers-podcast\">blog posts for all past episodes<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/angela-watsons-truth-for-teachers\/id954139712\">subscribe in iTunes\u00a0<\/a>to get new episodes right away.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Want to listen instead of read?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Listen to episode 15 below,<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>or subscribe in your podcast app.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3419419\/height\/90\/width\/500\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/672c5b\/\" width=\"500\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Want to listen instead of read? Download the audio and listen on the go!<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So just a reminder that I\u2019m going to try out a new episode format in episode 16! \u00a0<strong>If you have a question you\u2019d like me to answer here on the podcast, let me know by<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1telwOcgNUuETufvSi9wCnHPws1sCvTUxE8TrA8g_wYM\/viewform\">\u00a0filling out the Google form<\/a>, or, even better, by leaving me a voice message that I can play on the show<\/strong>. It\u2019s super easy \u2013 just hit the\u00a0button below that says \u201cStart Recording.\u201d And then once a month or once every other month, depending on how many relevant questions I get, I\u2019ll answer them in an episode of the podcast called Ask Angela Anything.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.speakpipe.com\/widget\/inline\/dr49o9w39pc0bon4fmy0rvrcjo3ud5nv\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This week, I want to talk to you about how to figure out when something is good enough and just leave it alone and be satisfied with it. It\u2019s very difficult to do this in a job that is incredibly important and your decisions impact dozens of students\u2019 lives. We kind of convince ourselves that EVERYTHING is super critical and urgent and we have to give 110% to everything. But of course, that\u2019s not possible, and if we keep trying to give 110% in every area of our jobs, our personal and family life is going to suffer. That creates guilt, and of course, there\u2019s still guilt because even 110% doesn\u2019t feel like enough sometimes, there\u2019s always something more you could be doing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m going to give you three things to consider when you\u2019re trying to figure out what\u2019s good enough.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2450 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/How-to-figure-out-whats-good-enough-and-be-satisfied-with-it-1-500x500.png\" alt=\"How to figure out what\u2019s \u201cgood enough\u201d and be satisfied with it\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/How-to-figure-out-whats-good-enough-and-be-satisfied-with-it-1-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/How-to-figure-out-whats-good-enough-and-be-satisfied-with-it-1-500x500-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/How-to-figure-out-whats-good-enough-and-be-satisfied-with-it-1-500x500-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>First of all, stop looking around at the super teachers and making yourself feel guilty about not doing everything they\u2019re doing.<\/strong>\u00a0If you have kids at home and they don\u2019t, forget about it \u2013 you have a fraction of the free time they have available. If you\u2019re new to teaching and they\u2019ve been in the game for many years, forget about it \u2013 of course they\u2019ve racked up more great teaching ideas and resources than you. Every person\u2019s situation is different. Stop looking at everyone else and letting them make you feel inferior.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2449 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/comparison-quotes.jpg\" alt=\"comparison-quotes\" width=\"600\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/comparison-quotes.jpg 600w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/comparison-quotes-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You have to know your own triggers here \u2013 if there\u2019s a certain teacher\u2019s classroom that always makes you feel like crap, s<em>top going in there.<\/em>\u00a0If logging onto Pinterest causes you to have a panic attack from seeing all the adorable classroom ideas you wish you were doing,\u00a0<em>stop pinning for awhile<\/em>! There\u2019s enough pressure teachers get from sources they can\u2019t avoid, like their administrators and students\u2019 parents, so don\u2019t compound that and make things worse for yourself by going into situations that make you feel inferior.<\/p>\n<p>I think the no-comparisons thing kinda goes without saying, but I had to get that out right up front.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2448 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/comparison.jpg\" alt=\"comparison\" width=\"403\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/comparison.jpg 403w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/comparison-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, there are two more concepts I want to touch on here: understanding what your \u201cyes\u201d and \u201cno\u201d really mean, and figuring out how to create a minimum viable product<\/strong>. That\u2019s not what you were expecting me to say, was it? Stick with me here.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s\u00a0say you\u2019re spending hours on tasks like creating center materials, leveling your classroom library, color-coding your data sheets, writing your curriculum from scratch, making gift packets for your students\u2019 birthdays \u2026 all very honorable tasks. These are all things that will probably improve your teaching or your relationship with kids. They\u2019re good things. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so easy to get sucked into doing them for hours on end.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2447 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/stvee-jobs-saying-no-600x288.jpg\" alt=\"stvee-jobs-saying-no-600x288\" width=\"600\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/stvee-jobs-saying-no-600x288.jpg 600w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/stvee-jobs-saying-no-600x288-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you have to remember: <strong>E<\/strong><strong>very time you are saying yes to one thing, you are in effect saying no to something else.<\/strong>\u00a0If you say yes to staying after school to design a beautiful interactive bulletin board, you are saying no to the stack of papers that needs to be graded. You\u2019re also saying no to your exercise routine, cooking a healthy meal for your family, and spending time with your spouse or kids. When you think of it that way, it becomes much easier to create boundaries on what you will or will not do with your time.\u00a0<strong>It\u2019s not a matter of just spending an hour here or 30 minutes there on something: Every\u00a0<em>yes<\/em>\u00a0means a\u00a0<em>no<\/em>\u00a0to something else.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, when you\u2019re tempted to keep reworking something over and over again, or fix something that\u2019s not really broken, or take on a non-essential task that doesn\u2019t really HAVE to be done right now\u2026 ask yourself:\u00a0<em>What would I be doing right now if I weren\u2019t doing that? Is it worth saying no to the other things in order to say yes to this?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2446 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/first-things-first.jpg\" alt=\"first-things-first\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/first-things-first.jpg 400w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/first-things-first-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/first-things-first-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Often you can put in a much smaller amount of time and energy that you thought, and still get a decent result.\u00a0<strong>In the business and marketing world, people often talk about the MVP: Minimum Viable Product. That\u2019s the third strategy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You know how a lot of new websites and programs come out in a beta version first? It\u2019s a little wonky and not perfect, but basically functional. Or how a company that makes cell phones releases new software and then three days later there are a bunch of updates you have to download?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because they released the MVP. They sent something out in the world that was far from perfect, they announced that it\u2019s far from perfect, and then they learned from what happened as real people used the product to figure out how it needs to be improved. In the meanwhile, they were able to start making money and keep moving forward instead of being stuck on trying to get every single detail of an item exactly right before showing it to anyone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In our industry as teachers, the MVP principle works like this: you get a lesson plan or activity or bulletin board just to where the core features are in place, and you deploy it. Then you come back and add more features later, based on feedback from your students and the increased capacity you have after more experiences.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2445 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/perfect-vs-good.jpg\" alt=\"perfect-vs-good\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s say you\u2019re creating a PowerPoint presentation for a lesson. Figure out how much time you can realistically allot to the task, and stick to it. An hour or two is probably plenty, but base the time on how many other obligations you have for work and home. If it\u2019s a slower week, maybe you can dedicate a little more time to the presentation.\u00a0<strong>If you\u2019re super busy, set a timer for 45 minutes and discipline yourself to create an MVP in that time. Period.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enter all the text into the PowerPoint first. You now have a minimum viable product! If \u2013 and only if \u2013 you have time left over, you can make it look cute and add the cool interactive features you envisioned.\u00a0<em>But do not stay up until 3 am playing with the fonts and looking for graphics.<\/em>\u00a0You have created a boundary around your time for this project, and you must stick to it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2444\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.deming.org\/2014\/11\/minimal-viable-product\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mvp-600x386.png\" alt=\"mvp-600x386\" width=\"600\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mvp-600x386.png 600w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mvp-600x386-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustration by Henrik Kniberg: http:\/\/blog.crisp.se\/author\/henrikkniberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Use the MVP with your students. Then make notes for yourself about how the lesson went.<\/strong>You\u2019ll probably realize that you needed to switch things around, add more information, and so on, and that a lot of the awesome ideas you had for making the presentation incredible were either unnecessary or different from what your kids actually needed.\u00a0<strong>These were things you never would have figured out if you hadn\u2019t taken the leap and used the minimum viable product.\u00a0<\/strong>So, congratulate yourself on not wasting hours trying to get everything perfect before you implemented it.<\/p>\n<p>You see, a minimum viable product is not about sending crappy work out into the world. It\u2019s not a minimal product. It\u2019s recognizing that you\u2019re going to have to iterate and revise later on, anyway, so there\u2019s no point in trying to guess exactly what is needed ahead of time and make something perfect right up front.\u00a0<strong>It\u2019s not going to be \u201cperfect\u201d until you\u2019ve tried it with your kids and learned from what works and what doesn\u2019t!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before you use that presentation again with another class, you can set aside another realistic time period for improving it. Over time, the presentation will become amazing. You\u2019ll be able to copy existing text and design settings from that presentation to make more presentations, meaning that each PowerPoint you create will be better than the last AND you\u2019ll be able to make them faster.<\/p>\n<p>It all starts with a minimum viable product. Your work will not be perfect at first, and that has to be okay with you. Remember your takeaway truth for the week ahead:<\/p>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftruthforteachers.com%2Ftruth-for-teachers-podcast%2Ffigure-whats-good-enough-satisfied%2F&#038;text=Your%20first%20iteration%20won%27t%20be%20perfect.%20First%20make%20it%20work%2C%20then%20make%20it%20work%20better.&#038;related' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Your first iteration won&#039;t be perfect. First make it work, then make it work better. <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftruthforteachers.com%2Ftruth-for-teachers-podcast%2Ffigure-whats-good-enough-satisfied%2F&#038;text=Your%20first%20iteration%20won%27t%20be%20perfect.%20First%20make%20it%20work%2C%20then%20make%20it%20work%20better.&#038;related' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.com\/category\/truth-for-teachers-podcast\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2318 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TFT-Podcast-Icon2-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"tft-podcast-icon2\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TFT-Podcast-Icon2-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TFT-Podcast-Icon2-1-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TFT-Podcast-Icon2-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TFT-Podcast-Icon2-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TFT-Podcast-Icon2-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TFT-Podcast-Icon2-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TFT-Podcast-Icon2-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/>See blog posts\/transcripts for all episodes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/angela-watsons-truth-for-teachers\/id954139712\">Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/angela-watsons-truth-for-teachers?refid=stpr\">Subscribe to the podcast in Stitcher<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<form class=\"general-form-styles\" action=\"https:\/\/www.getdrip.com\/forms\/65541001\/submissions\" method=\"post\" data-drip-embedded-form=\"65541001\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-drip-attribute=\"headline\">Want a printable version of this post to share?<\/h3>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" data-drip-attribute=\"description\">Enter your email address below to access it in PDF form.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><label for=\"drip-email\"><\/label><br \/>\n<input id=\"drip-email\" name=\"fields[email]\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"SEND IT NOW\" data-drip-attribute=\"sign-up-button\" \/><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you feel constant guilt about not giving 110% to every aspect of your work? 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