Most of the work is done from smaller amount of effort

• a principle applicable in many places:

  • learning 20% of a skill is enough to get started e.g., illustration, programming, music production

  • most of the contributions in an open-source project is usually done by a small group

• this is why it is important to Start small and improve later

• this is why some may prefer simpler tools and methods because a lot of what they want is already done

• getting the final 20% would require more effort and when done incorrectly, you could go into some trouble

  • bikeshedding

  • in learning, you could be overlearning

  • in development, you could optimize to the point of

  • you may have done configuring your editor in a matter of days reaching the ideal workflow

• this is also a good solution for not indulging into perfectionism as Unnecessary optimizations cripple progress