Execution Delay Bias
Warning SignalYou don't ship because it's not 'ready.' You don't start because you can't do it 'right.' The commitment to quality feels virtuous, but it's functioning as a delay mechanism — protecting you from judgment at the cost of momentum.
Quality standard functioning as a mechanism for deferring action
Risk Analysis
Chronic under-shipment — high-quality output never reaches the world because it's never deemed ready enough.
Key Signals
These phrases and thought patterns often indicate execution delay bias is active:
Breaking the Pattern
Ship at 80%. The last 20% of polish has diminishing returns — and the feedback you get from shipping is worth more than the polish you'd add in isolation.
The Reframe
"Done is better than perfect. Perfect never ships." — Sheryl Sandberg
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