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Why You Don't Have to Do it All

Updated 6/19/2020
Why You Don't Have to Do it All
Feel like you have too much on your plate and no way you can finish it all? Good news: You don't have to.

The typical workplace is all about getting everything done as quickly as possible. And we've all had days where we spent every second running around from task to task, trying to make sure everything was done perfectly, only to find ourselves failing.

However, as the old saying goes, done is better than perfect. Don't believe us? Jessica Banks and Mihae Mukaida of RockPaperBot explain why sometimes it's smarter to hand tasks off to someone else—and why your own time is a valuable commodity that shouldn't be wasted on seeking perfection.


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Lily Herman is a New York-based writer and editor. In recent months, her work has been featured in Teen Vogue, Glamour, Refinery29, Cosmopolitan, TIME, Newsweek, Fast Company, and Mashable. You can check out her website, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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