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worldofmatticus.com - 3/31/2009

Are You Happy at the Threshold?

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I’m going to let you guys in on a secret. I’m not the best Priest in the world. I’ve failed the ledge boss. I’ve died to the frogger boss. In fact, last Monday I got nailed by two back to back fire walls. The harshest critic anyone can have is themselves. The exasperation I could hear ...

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Living at the Threshold
Amava Knows Aggro — Matticus recently writes about the internal threshold of performance that each of us has, below which you push to improve, and above which, you've got little motivation to change things. Good enough, satisficing, perfection vs slacking, Pareto Principle, 80/20 rule, diminishing returns, whatever you choose to call it. ...

Gear matters
The Pink Pigtail Inn — ... was amazing, it was thrilling and I couldn’t stop smiling out of sheer pleasure. Good enough And I thought about WoW. You don’t need to be a perfectionist to have fun in the game. There are even good reasons to settle for a level that is “good enough”, where you feel that you can pull your weight, not being a burden to anyone else. (Where this threshold goes is a subject for discussion. Gevlon has a pretty clear picture of it; Rohan, Matticus and Big Bear Butt have also made some great posts that you should check out if you’ve ...