anti-perfectionism
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anti-perfectionism
When you chase perfection, when you make perfection the ultimate goal, do you know what you’re doing? You’re chasing something that doesn’t exist. You’re making everyone around you miserable.
You’re making yourself miserable. Perfection? There’s about five times a year you wake up perfect, when you can’t lose to anybody, but it’s not those five t
... See moreAndre Agassi • Open: An Autobiography
kind of shocked at how much mental energy is freed up if we stop trying to be special and important
nihilism disrespecter • Tweet
Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It’s thinking of yourself less.
The notion that “consistent, messy action breeds success” leaves a lot of room for error and can be daunting for perfectionists or those who aim to “do right” — but there’s unique upside to that form of error. Even though there’ll be occasional backlash that comes from messy action, (despite what they say) those who observe will subconsciously sens... See more
JULES • Tweet
Trying to get rid of your perfectionism is like trying to get rid of the wind by whacking it with a broom. Perfectionism is too powerful for an eradication approach. When you try to get rid of your perfectionism, all you’re doing is hemorrhaging energy at the opportunity cost of attending to your wellness.
Katherine Morgan Schafler • The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control
I've wondered, though, if one of the reasons we fail to acknowledge the brilliance of life is because we don't want the responsibility inherent in the acknowledgment. We don't want to be characters in a story because characters have to move and breathe and face conflict with courage. And if life isn't remarkable, then we don't have to do any of tha
... See moreDonald Miller • A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Life is fierce and difficult. There is no life we can live without being subject to grief, loss and heartbreak. Half of every conversation is mediated through disappearance. Thus, there is every reason to want to retreat from life, to carry torches that illuminate only our own view, to make enemies of life and of others, to hate what we cannot unde
... See moreDavid Whyte • David Whyte
While doing the reporting for my book, I read a postmortem from a successful startup founder. They said something along the lines of: “One of the best things that can happen to you is to achieve professional success when you’re young. That way you can learn that it does little to change your happiness.” For better or worse, achieving your goals sho
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