Although it can lead to imperfect — or even damaging — consequences, many of us strive for perfection anyway.
Procrastination, ironically enough, is one of those unfortunate consequences.
“In our pursuit of unreachable standards, we endlessly spin our wheels rather than move forward. In some cases, we never even start. The quest for perfection can be so intimidating that our productivity screeches to a halt,” said Debbie Jordan Kravitz, professional organizer and author of Everything I Know About Perfectionism I Learned from My Breasts. For some people, perfectionism can become all-consuming, so “reaching perfection is all they can see, feel, want or even need,” she said.
Fear of failure is part of perfectionism.
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Thank you for this. What a nice exploration of “perfectionism” and what an eye-opener about what it encompasses.
I hope to make use of what this in my therapy and my life.
Dear Margarita…
Brilliant post, and so very helpful. I am going to return to this one. Bookmark it.
Confession… I do procrastinate and never considered the connection between procrastination and perfectionism.
I am hopelessly perfectionistic. But in many ways it works for me and drives me. Or so I thought. It also can drive me crazy.
However your eight ideas “‘for overcoming perfectionism” do give me hope and I’m going to try them. Really. Truly. Madly. Deeply.
Thank you for this gift, Margarita. And this post is a true gift, for me. I wish you all the best for the holidays and a spectacular 2011. And 12, 13, 14 and on into infinity. Keep doing what you’re doing here.
You’re a gift. I love “Weightless” ~ really. Always have.
And you!
Hugs,
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