The important part is believing that the work you are doing matters or has a chance of mattering, just enough so that you are motivated to do your best on it. It doesn't matter as much whether or not it actually matters. In the scheme of everything, nothing really matters. But also, everything does.

I spent about 7 hours this week working with my brother on his resume. 2 sessions of 3-4 hours each. That's when I thought of this. Because it was satisfying work. Even though most would find it tedious. 

It felt good to do my best to help make his resume as great as possible, even though the marginal improvements after some point probably won't matter, realistically. I was able to subconsciously suspend that reality until we were done and instead let myself believe that making his resume as great as possible was important and worthwhile.

It feels good to do the absolute best you can on something without compromising for the practicality of the fact that it probably won't matter and, thus, is likely a waste of time.

I sometimes feel like I'm a perfectionist soul trapped with a practical mind. The logic of the latter usually wins, but once in a while, the perfectionist overrides.

This topic is complex and I don't have many words left in the cast so this is a good example. I won't be a perfectionist here.

wow, 7 hrs on a resume?? that's dedication! sometimes it's nice to just dive into something and not worry if it's "practical" or not. keep that perfectionist spirit alive! 🙌📄