“Ultimately, an imperfect transcription that is finished in a timely manner is more useful that a exhaustingly detailed and carefully scrutinized transcription that takes years to finish. Do your best but don’t worry about trying to be perfect.”
From the instructions the Smithsonian Transcription Project
old saw “don’t let perfect stand in the way of good enough”
I had heard “Don’t let perfection stand in the way of better.”
But the Smithsonian adds gravitas.
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