Shoutout to the old timer who told me to stop chasing tenths

I was dialing in a part last week, tweaking like 0.0002 at a time, getting nowhere fast. This guy with 30 years in walks by and says 'Son, sometimes close enough is tight enough.' He showed me the print tolerance was plus or minus 0.005, and I was stressing over nothing. I finished the job in half the time after that. Anyone else ever waste time being too picky?

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dylan_bell26d ago

Yeah 'chasing tenths' sums up half my career right there.

parker_thomas25d ago

Oh man, chasing tenths is a brutal game. It makes you question every little decision you've made. But honestly, that attention to detail is what separates the good from the great.