Perfectionism
There is a lot of emphasis on getting things right. From school to sport, to other recreations, to the workplace: the emphasis is on getting stuff right. I want to question this emphasis for several reasons. 1. It’s against learning. I remember vividly an interview with a research scientist on Australian radio. When applying for [...]
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Image by jaycoxfilm Last week I did this post on perfectionism. I was happy with it – I thought it was a worthwhile topic and the writing of it flowed. It was only after a few hours that I realised I had committed one of the cardinal sins of a blogger – ignoring the question, [...]
Image by porcelaingirl Does perfectionism have benefits?The connection of perfectionism with discontent and misery is pretty clear. Whatever experience we have or object we encounter or person we meet, it is likely that they could be ‘better’ in some way. The person may be a saint – but they dress sloppily; the house may be [...]
