Perfect runs are rare. The real standard is a bad run that’s still pretty good.

Aiming for flawless gives you a target you will hit almost never, which trains you to read ordinary performances as failures. A more useful standard is the floor: how good is your bad day, since most days sit near the middle and the floor is what you will be living on. Raising the floor is less exciting than chasing a perfect run. It is also what makes you reliable.

Define your minimum acceptable version of the thing you do and practise hitting it on a rough day. Work out what you can still deliver when tired or unprepared. Judge the week by how few runs fell below that line.