Reasons To Embrace Your Imperfections

It may be ironic and striking, because it is easy to think that it would have been perfect. However, the human being is imperfect, hence anyone, no matter how insignificant they feel, is able to accomplish great feats

However, it is sensible to think that everyone will make mistakes throughout their life. Does this mean they cannot be happy? Shall we berate ourselves for every failure? The answer is no, because in our own imperfection dwells perfection. We can all be perfectly imperfect.

  1.   Perfect isn’t interesting.

Perfection is never as interesting as imperfection. The flaws, rough edges, broken rules, and counter-intuitive choices are what makes our work unique, effective, and memorable.

The imperfections are what attracts others to our creations and what makes them stand out.

Attention is drawn to things that stand out — not things that fit in.

What that actually means is it’s perfect because it offers what’s expected. That’s fine, but what’s expected is rarely interesting and often boring.

2.   Perfect isn’t relatable.

It’s easy to say nobody’s perfect, because it’s true.

Nobody is perfect and that includes our audience. We all struggle and like to see our struggles reflected back to us in the people we follow and admire.

Revealing your imperfections instead of hiding them doesn’t drive people from you — it draws them to you.

3.   Imperfections are relatable.

They humanize us and our creations, and they encourage people to connect with us in ways they’ll never connect with things that appear perfect.

4.   Perfect is limiting.

Let’s say we manage to create something perfect

We’ve lived up to the impossibly high standard we set for ourselves, but now what? Where do we go from here?

5.   Perfect doesn’t allow for change, improvement, or growth.

If we convince ourselves something we’ve done is perfect, we remove our ability to improve it. Literation, adaptation, learning these are enabled by imperfection.

We are marvelously imperfect beings, tripping here and stumbling there as we make our way through the fog of life. We sometimes manage to get one or two things right. But we’re usually slightly off course, sometimes lost, but always working our way back, looking for the path we wandered from.

So stop condemning yourself when you bruise your integrity or scrape your morality or trip and stumble over your values.

Smile. Maybe even chuckle a little at your moral clumsiness.

Akshat Jha

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