perfectionism is power

moving away from seeing perfectionism as pathology, and towards perfectionism as profound gift that can be harnessed and bring us more fully to life

rob hardy

Imperfection doesn’t matter.

stage 1: try to defeat perfectionism thru sheer force of will

stage 2: try to heal perfectionism by doing a bunch of therapeutic inner child shit (also psychedelics)

stage 3: fully accept perfectionism, relate to it healthily, and watch it become a source of unimaginable power

I do not require ideal conditions to do exceptional work

Ryan Mather • Tweet

I have known many people who spent years in analysis and emerged with a detailed understanding of their major psychodynamics, yet experienced what they uncovered as shameful admissions rather than as expressions of their essential humanity in all its ordinary depravity and virtue

eatnik x.com

People don’t want you to be perfect.

What they want is to feel connected to you.

Joe Hudson • Tweet

perfection is an abstract concept. It takes an abstract mind to grasp its meaning and to cherish a vision that does not exist in the concrete world. Facility with abstraction is the sine qua non of giftedness; this quality differentiates the gifted from others throughout the lifespan.

Dr. Linda Silverman • Perfectionism: the Crucible of Giftedness

when you’ve got a strong inner critic, you’re like an animal caught in a trap — but you’re both the animal and the trap

River Kenna x.com

“I would say that the demand for the perfect is the greatest enemy of the good. Perfection is a mathematical or divine concept, goodness is a beautiful human concept that includes us all.”

-Richard Rohr

“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.”

-John Steinbeck