>and he paid me a dime a dozen for them

Does he owe you anything now? :)

>There HAS to be a good enough spot or nothing of consequence gets made.

Yes, but there has to be the "good enough for this round" thinking, especially when it comes to personal development. Personnel development too. 

I think it is a travesty when we all want the same thing and will be happy, because the thing we want is the only thing available.