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.