We spent 4 months building a software system, running experiments, writing an academic paper, and submitting it to a journal for publication. So now we are done. The end. Right?
Yes! This is what I call stopping at 90%!
The remaining 10% is far more difficult to track and often has no clear stopping point. It's often better to skip the last 10% and move on.
In my experience this last 10% is the one that differentiates great work from good work. In my team we use to call it "put the bow on the gift". Receiving a well packaged gift makes the difference.
We spent 4 months building a software system, running experiments, writing an academic paper, and submitting it to a journal for publication. So now we are done. The end. Right?
Yes! This is what I call stopping at 90%!
The remaining 10% is far more difficult to track and often has no clear stopping point. It's often better to skip the last 10% and move on.