Perfectionism - how it works and how it affects your performance.

Recall school times - exams, tests, dictations. What did our work look like then? Each mistake was highlighted in red - it focused attention. What I did well remained intact, disappeared in the background while errors came to the fore. Over the years of education, we've been taught that mistakes should be avoided at all costs.

What is perfectionism? In this way we were taught at school - avoiding mistakes at all costs, transferred to other aspects of life than school. The whole reality is full of errors, it does not meet the expectations of perfectionists, including me. Striving for perfection, he almost always finds something flaw, imperfection in what he does. On the other hand, it is a source of great tension and stress, a very tempting prospect of creating something perfect, perfect, once and for all.

Perfectionism seems to be a useful character trait - it is characterized by ambitious, precise, focused people who need to be reached. Unfortunately, on the other hand, perfectionism is toxic, a lot of energy is lost, avoiding mistakes. Even worse, perfectionism spreads to all of everyday life, including interpersonal relationships, and does not save self-esteem.

The relationship between perfectionism and procrastination
We all know when we are dealing with procrastination - we postpone unpleasant work for later, doing other activities (for example, I will clean the bike of dust, instead of writing a mandatory blog post). Perfectionism works a little differently - I'm never ready to do something or the current situation is not quite favorable: it is not the best time to change jobs, see a doctor, enter an investment.

Through my studies I have mastered my perfectionism - there were really many projects that I would be satisfied with. I was much more satisfied with the positive assessment and no need to spend extra money.

Please watch a short film about perfectionism.
https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_curran_our_dangerous_obsession_with_perfectionism_is_getting_worse#t-410727

Do you see the perfectionist features? Are you fighting or cherishing them?

Or maybe you work with a perfectionist? How would you rate cooperation with such a person?

Perfectionism - how it works and how it affects your performance.

Recall school times - exams, tests, dictations. What did our work look like then? Each mistake was highlighted in red - it focused attention. What I did well remained intact, disappeared in the background while errors came to the fore. Over the years of education, we've been taught that mistakes should be avoided at all costs.

What is perfectionism? In this way we were taught at school - avoiding mistakes at all costs, transferred to other aspects of life than school. The whole reality is full of errors, it does not meet the expectations of perfectionists, including me. Striving for perfection, he almost always finds something flaw, imperfection in what he does. On the other hand, it is a source of great tension and stress, a very tempting prospect of creating something perfect, perfect, once and for all.

Perfectionism seems to be a useful character trait - it is characterized by ambitious, precise, focused people who need to be reached. Unfortunately, on the other hand, perfectionism is toxic, a lot of energy is lost, avoiding mistakes. Even worse, perfectionism spreads to all of everyday life, including interpersonal relationships, and does not save self-esteem.

The relationship between perfectionism and procrastination
We all know when we are dealing with procrastination - we postpone unpleasant work for later, doing other activities (for example, I will clean the bike of dust, instead of writing a mandatory blog post). Perfectionism works a little differently - I'm never ready to do something or the current situation is not quite favorable: it is not the best time to change jobs, see a doctor, enter an investment.

Through my studies I have mastered my perfectionism - there were really many projects that I would be satisfied with. I was much more satisfied with the positive assessment and no need to spend extra money.

Please watch a short film about perfectionism.
https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_curran_our_dangerous_obsession_with_perfectionism_is_getting_worse#t-410727

Do you see the perfectionist features? Are you fighting or cherishing them?

Or maybe you work with a perfectionist? How would you rate cooperation with such a person?

Perfectionism - how it works and how it affects your performance.

Recall school times - exams, tests, dictations. What did our work look like then? Each mistake was highlighted in red - it focused attention. What I did well remained intact, disappeared in the background while errors came to the fore. Over the years of education, we've been taught that mistakes should be avoided at all costs.

What is perfectionism? In this way we were taught at school - avoiding mistakes at all costs, transferred to other aspects of life than school. The whole reality is full of errors, it does not meet the expectations of perfectionists, including me. Striving for perfection, he almost always finds something flaw, imperfection in what he does. On the other hand, it is a source of great tension and stress, a very tempting prospect of creating something perfect, perfect, once and for all.

Perfectionism seems to be a useful character trait - it is characterized by ambitious, precise, focused people who need to be reached. Unfortunately, on the other hand, perfectionism is toxic, a lot of energy is lost, avoiding mistakes. Even worse, perfectionism spreads to all of everyday life, including interpersonal relationships, and does not save self-esteem.

The relationship between perfectionism and procrastination
We all know when we are dealing with procrastination - we postpone unpleasant work for later, doing other activities (for example, I will clean the bike of dust, instead of writing a mandatory blog post). Perfectionism works a little differently - I'm never ready to do something or the current situation is not quite favorable: it is not the best time to change jobs, see a doctor, enter an investment.

Through my studies I have mastered my perfectionism - there were really many projects that I would be satisfied with. I was much more satisfied with the positive assessment and no need to spend extra money.

Please watch a short film about perfectionism.
https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_curran_our_dangerous_obsession_with_perfectionism_is_getting_worse#t-410727

Do you see the perfectionist features? Are you fighting or cherishing them?


Or maybe you work with a perfectionist? How would you rate cooperation with such a person?