Why Perfection Isn’t Perfect Anymore

It’s a trap and let me free you.

Productivity isn’t about getting more done. It’s about what you get done.

Don’t let perfection be the enemy of you

Making progress towards goals means hard work and dedication. But it also means working out smart and staying on your routine.

Perfectionism is often driven by striving for excellence, but it can be self-sabotaging. There are three big mistakes that tend to kill perfectionists’ productivity.

Look at the big picture

First, perfectionism often unable to designate any decision as unimportant which prevents from quick action or delegation.

• What is the desired output?
• What is the end objective?
• Is what you are doing leading you to the overall vision?

As a perfectionist, make sure your attention to set to the bigger goals and have a end vision in the mind.

You can create weekly or monthly goals to reach on your bigger goals and what you actually need to accomplish. It will help you to stay on track and make sure you are not loosing your bigger vision.

It’s alright if you make mistakes

We all usually feel morally obligated to overdeliver. It’s okay of you make mistakes or failed before figuring out what you actually need or want.

Being in perfection mode always, can make you anxious, impatience and you can loose what actually you want to achieve.

It can also make you procrastinate a bit more. Instead, start learning from your mistakes and move on.

Realize that making mistakes is a trade off we have to embrace. The more we open ourselves to making mistakes, the faster we can get down to learning from them, and the quicker we can grow.

Eliminate toxic habits

We all rigidly cling to habits that might no longer be serving them. Awareness is the first step in overcoming these problems.

Start looking for the habits that consume your most time, energy and what value it’s adding in your day to day work.

Like mindless social media browsing, binge watching for endless hours or getting stuck with one task that has suck up your entire day.

It’s good to plan and prepare, but there comes a time when we should let things roll and deal with problems as they crop up. Being overly preemptive makes us live in an imaginary future versus in the present.

This doesn’t mean you don’t care. What it means that most of the things that do crop up can always be controlled on the spot, without worrying about them beforehand.

Take a break

Take some time off for yourself. Do not feel guilty when you are having a self care time.

Reflect your goals, aspirations and take a little “me” time. It is never too late to take care for yourself. Cherish these small moments, keep a journal and write what you’re feeling (happy, ambitious, sad, low or anything).

Instead of doing work perfectly, do your best and move on. This will help you go farther, faster.

Always remember, you can concur a mountain with small steps and it is never too late to have a “first” day.

Be Bold

Be Courageous

Be Your Best

Citation : https://www.lifehack.org/articles/featured/why-being-a-perfectionist-may-not-be-so-perfect.html

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