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I often hear "don't go for the mediocre, go for the best!", or "I am the best, * the rest" and similar slogans. But striving for the best, for perfection, for excellence, is tiring in the best of times, never mind, forgive the cliché, in these unprecedented times.<br />
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Our brains are not wired for the best, we are not optimisers. We are naturally 'satisficers', we have evolved for the good-enough. For this insight, Herbert Simon received a Nobel prize, the only Turing Award winner to ever get one.<br />
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And yes, there are exceptional situations where only the best is good enough. But if good enough was good enough for a Turing-Award winning Nobel laureate, it is probably for most of us too.<br />
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It is OK to strive for OK. OK can sometimes be hard enough, to be honest.<br />
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May is mental health awareness month. Be kind to each other. And, I know it is even harder, be kind to yourself.<br />
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Here is OK in different ways. I hope it is OK.<br />
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Oké ఓకే ਓਕੇ オーケー <br />
ओके 👌 ওকে או. קיי. <br />
Окей أوكي Օքեյ O.K.<br />
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