Are you a perfectionist….. Does that affect your career, your life….. How to Overcome the Perfectionist Mind Set?
Perfectionism is a double-edged sword. It will help you create the best and also most likely to have a harmful cost. Often it acts as an antagonist to your creativity.
Normally, one person does his work meticulously and diligently but anything is taken to an extreme, that is harmful and that is the case with perfectionism.
In psychology, perfectionism is distinguished as an unhealthy belief that, anything less than perfect is unacceptable. It is an alarmingly high self-awareness, which will trouble the person eventually.
Does perfectionism matter!?
I would say no, you are still a poet even if you have trouble with grammar. You are still an artist even if your painting would not be sold for a penny. You are still a successful human even if you stumble at all times.
What does perfection cost!?
The striving for a perfect life, perfect body, perfect work, the perfect relationship will never let the person or artist develop. It kills creativity.
If you are a perfectionist, you will fight to meet the standard you set for yourself over the years. It may result in procrastination, which may lead to other mental health issues. You will always wait for the perfect write-up and end up not touching the paper at once.
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How to overcome the perfectionist mind-set!?
💣 Acknowledge, analyze, and decide.
If you are coming to know that you have symptoms of harmful perfectionism express it. Write it down. Try to understand how is that behavior originated and what can you do to change that https://inspiration-bits.com/issue-13-perfection-kills-creativity/.
If there is any standard that you have fixed for yourself, reassess it.
💣 Trust your life and the work you do.
Make peace with the way you live. Start your day with positive affirmations such as
“I am good without being perfect “
“No one has a perfect life”
“You have to do the best not perfect “
Process your final draft of your work without a doubt. That is the best you did and even if any mistake has happened people will understand, no one will judge you for the mistakes.
Do not over-analyze the outcome of your actions. Trust the process, in order to overcome
Change the thought that you are expected to create an exemplary output.
The work that you do is best enough to get applauded for.
💣 Remove your self from the competition
There is a competition that you created in your mind which is not there. It is an illusion of a perfectionist. There is no such competition that you are supposed to win-lose. The only one person you are competing is your yester self, and that is a healthy competition to become the best you.