Done Is Better Than Perfect

Have you heard 'done is better than perfect?'?

Despite your desire to do the very best work on anything, trying to make everything exactly right, it usually ends up causing more harm than good most times.

Often leading us down paths of negativity, especially with our current society where everyone wants things now and there are no excuses.

We should just accept imperfection as part of everyday living so we have freedom over how much stress will plague us or if an item has been completed at all, without feeling anxious about any mistakes that we've made along the way.

Perfection carries a heavy price tag.

It may be the most detrimental thing we do to ourselves as it can lead us right back into our comfort zone, where it all becomes routine instead of challenging and fulfilling, a vicious cycle with no end in sight.

Well, it's time to let go of your perfectionism.

It might be holding you back from being successful in life and living the life that you desire and deserve, or just a mental block that prevents progress on any given task at hand.

The problem with perfection is that it's impossible to reach. When you spend time polishing your project, product, task, or deliverable, the opportunity cost is significant going over the same thing again and again, trying to make it perfect.

Remember you can't reap the benefits of something that you have not done.

Here are seven reasons why done is better than perfect.

1. Done gets results. You only get results if you do something.

2. Perfect creates paralysis. Perfection can make you feel stuck and you can not get anything done.

3. You can fix mistakes, nothing is permanent and we're able to correct any mistakes that we make.

4. You save more time. Perfection is time-consuming, learn to be content with what you have done.

5. You're more productive. You can never be productive and perfect at the same time. You're either one or the other, but not both.

6. You're more stable. Perfection can easily take you out of balance, when you need to have everything done in a certain way, it impacts both mentally and emotionally negatively.?

7. You're more realistic, there is nothing realistic with achieving perfection in your tasks. ? What matters more is getting things done and setting a realistic and more importantly, healthy standard for yourself and others.

It is normal to want to do a good job, but relying on perfectionism is dangerous.

You're possibly creating significant barriers towards finishing what you start and making yourself miserable in the process.

It is just not worth it.

Perfectionism does not have to be the enemy however, there is a time and place for it and learning how you are a perfectionist in certain situations and taking steps towards overcoming your obsession with standards will help you more than anything else.

A mindset shift like done versus perfect, which does not happen overnight, but remembering how every little success you have and what it does for your wellbeing can help you with positive change, allowing you to live a limitless life.

Remember, instead of doing work perfectly, do your best and move on.

This will help you go further, faster.

I hope you found this informative and insightful.