That was the name of a workshop I attended this morning at the university, a workshop about the dangers of perfectionism.
First thing – attention to detail and a desire to excel are great attributes for academic success – however, in their hyperbolic expressions, they are crippling, paralyzing forces that make school work torturous.
So, having more than once had a “flip out”, in colloquial terms, while writing a paper, I vowed to addres the situation. Basically, I don;t have the time to make a paper perfect, so I need to make it acceptable and learn not to place my sense of self-worth in what others think about me, or in what I perceive they have to say about me – good or bad.
So, I am trying to not have a flipout for the rest of the semester. And when I feel a flip out coming along, I will nip it in the bud.
