Thought Tweet #851.5 If that task was done 80 percent as well as you could do it, compliment the doer.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
That makes for a nice Rule of Thumb.
Also, a Rule of Thumb like that forces you to stop and think before you criticize and kill spirit.
Compliment the doer - the thoughts may or may not count...the actions always count.
Complimenting a person - that's an action that counts.