Be less of a perfectionist

Of course, I have my moments, but I’m definitely much better than I was.

Perfectionism is always at the expense of something else, sometimes it is worth it but usually not.

My job as an editor depends on my perfectionism. And if it isn’t so great for my productivity as a writer, well, that just means I’ll have to channel my perfectionist tendencies in other directions and try to ignore them when I’m holding a pen. Being a perfectionist is a gift, and like all such gifts, it has its dark side. But that doesn’t make it any the less rare or valuable.

I don’t think I’ll ever get over this. I know I can never be perfect, but I feel as if I can always try to get there. Maybe it’s because my brother tells me that I’m a failure or if it’s because I’m trying to impress my parents.. but I think I’ll never be satisfied and always be a perfectionist.
I’ll need a lot of help to get over this. Hopefully, I’ll get over it eventually.

..Just now, I had to edit this at least twice. D:

Actually it became a defect for me. Recently i took the decision to postpone my thesis because i wasn’t satisfied about the project… Perhaps i have to be less exacting?!

I have made a lot of progress—I can sometimes convince myself to let it go, to believe that good enough is good enough, etc. So I guess I am somewhat less of a perfectionist. But not enough that it makes my life easier :) so I’m not considering this successfully completed.

So ah… Remember the last entry I wrote about this goal?

Well I ended up dropping the class because it made me feel so dumb.

I’d rather not do it than do it and fail. Oh, perfectionism…

grrrrrrrr you did it again. Andrea, stop being a fucking perfectionist NOW! sdkjfnksjdnfksdnfksdnfksd bad bad bad bad

I’ve improved so much. I realised that making mistakes is only human and that everyone makes mistakes – and that I’m allowed to make mistakes. Making mistakes doesn’t make you a complete faillure!

that I don’t really post about, but which help me just by being there. As I’m working on something and catch myself getting caught up in unimportant details, I sometimes give myself a mental shake and say “Be less of a perfectionist” and I can convince myself to settle for “good enough” (especially when I know full well that I’m the only one who’s going to be critical about the results at all.) So it stays on my list.