Don't Allow Perfect to Be the Enemy of the Good

Welcome to episode 133 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode!

Today’s episode reviews a new article from Robbins that explores the topic of perfection in documentation and technical writing.

Hosts Daphne and Fred unpack the article, analyzing how a quest for perfection in enterprise documentation and communications may cost too much time, money, and energy.

Robbins supports his point by discussing the evolution of modern communication and the acceptance of previously contested grammatical rules, like ending sentences with prepositions, as well as his experience using the AI image generator Ideogram, which forced him to prioritize efficiency over absolute perfection.

Ultimately, the article advocates for clear, accurate messaging that elicits action over adherence to rigid, potentially inefficient standards, emphasizing that the target audience often does not care about minute perfection.

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>> Read the original article "Don't Allow Perfect to Be the Enemy of the Good": https://tinyurl.com/3p3ken2s

>> Read the Robbins article "Tool Review: Adobe FrameMaker" article: https://tinyurl.com/5dj3b8tp

>> Read the Robbins article "Helping Junior Technical Writers": https://tinyurl.com/yc82h4j7

>> Read the Robbins article "10 Famous Technical Writers": https://tinyurl.com/5ejznknw

>> Read the Robbins article "Tech Writers: Embrace Structured Content": https://tinyurl.com/32ysxm3v

>> Read the Robbins article "Role of User Experience in Tech Writing": https://tinyurl.com/mrdtenbb

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