"How you do anything is how you do everything."

Blue bedsheets, clearly not ironed.

"How you do anything is how you do everything."

It's a thrilling idea. In practice? It's a fast track to burnout.

A friend once told me he irons his sheets before putting them on the bed. Admirable, sure. Desirable, maybe. Attainable, not a chance.

I believe in high standards and accountability, probably to a fault. But the truth is, we all have a finite amount of energy, time, and focus. If you apply maximum effort to everything, you’ll exhaust yourself before reaching what truly matters.

The real skill lies in discerning what deserves your very best, and allowing "good enough" for the rest. That's not lowering the bar. That's making a deliberate choice. To protect your capacity for the work and relationships that move the needle.

Excellence isn't about doing everything perfectly. It's about knowing what’s worth doing perfectly.