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[โ€“] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 53 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm a perfectionist and I realized I've been making life too hard for myself. Choosing a low bar for success but keeping the ceiling high has felt like a much healthier approach.

[โ€“] Track_Shovel 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The consultant's proverb: done is better than perfect

[โ€“] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago

Between a pragmatist and a perfectionist, one of them sleeps soundly and knows what he's doing tomorrow.

[โ€“] Inflo@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 day ago

"Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly" I try to remind myself, with a history of postponing things, and not wanting to imperfectly do things. Rarely I've regretted doing to my current ability, but countless times leaving things undone.