<ul><li>Working on a machine learning thesis, the author fell into the trap of striving for perfection instead of making progress.</li><li>Instead of starting the task, the author spent weeks trying to architect the perfect data cleaning system.</li><li>The author realized the need to shift the goal to cleaning just one dataset to a satisfactory level, resulting in faster progress.</li><li>The key is to focus on making real progress rather than striving for perfection.</li></ul>

How Perfection Prevents Progress: A Lesson From My Thesis

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