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" It's good enough. And that's good enough." --Garrison Keillor

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My 9/5/07 question to Garrison Keillor and his reply.
Note the long list of comments following! This struck a nerve :)

http://www.publicradio.org/columns/prairiehome/posthost/2007/09/06/post_to_the_host_garrison_2.php
Post to the Host:
Garrison, On one of your recent previews to a show, you mentioned the Scandinavian principle of "good enough." I have been trying since to find it on your web site and read more about it. Alas, the closest the PHC search can find is the "godt nok. Good enough." line at the end of the July issue of The Ballast! Google is no better. It seems that this is an elusive principle at best. Can you point me in the right direction? That would be good enough.
Thanks,
Ed

The Good Enough principle is so common that Google can't find it, I guess, but basically it is a belief in mediocrity and an antidote to envy. Nobody is better than anybody else, superiority is mostly an illusion, so don't think you're a big shot because you're not. We're all about the same when you come right down to it. Don't look back with regret — your life was good enough. Your parents were good enough, so was your school, so is your job. So quit belly-aching. Don't sweat it. Good Enough may seem like faint praise, but some things really are good enough. Don't make a big deal over it. Don't try to make it the best that ever was or could be. It's good enough. And that's good enough.

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Author:Keillor, Garrison
Title:The Good Enough Principle
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Place (City):http://www.publicradio.org/columns/prairiehome/posthost/2007/09/06/post_to_the_host_garrison_2.php
Publication Date:9/5/07
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Source Type:WWW
Quote Number:328
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