Roxanne, Police and mistakes

At the start of “Roxanne”, Sting accidentally sat on a piano creating an odd chord followed by laughter. Instead of removing it The Police kept it in the final recording. It became one of those perfect imperfect moments.

Embracing the flaws is the best way to hide the flaws. Because then the flaws become the signature. - Venus Theory

This reminds me of my first Fallout 4 playthrough. I tried to make my character equally good at everything. Just like when I became an engineering manager and saw that skill matrix spider web. I automatically assumed I needed to max out every area.

But here’s the thing: being average at everything isn’t as valuable as being exceptional at specific things. Some of our “flaws” are just areas we’ve chosen not to prioritize. And that’s okay.

Like that piano chord in Roxanne sometimes our mistakes and imperfections become our signature. Our strength isn’t in being flawless. It’s in owning the mistakes and the imperfections.