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Perfectionism leads to procrastination and paralysis (arjenwiersma.nl)

submitted 3 years ago by credmp@lemmy.ml to c/mentalhealth@lemmy.ml

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I wrote a small piece on dealing with perfection paralysis. It includes 7 tips to focus on the things to do.

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[–] Kory@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Great write-up, it reminds me of the time when I wrote my thesis, these kinds of tasks make it very likely to walk into that trap.

But I've also noticed that in corporate environments. It's most often combined with "we make no mistakes" and the constant fear of being laid-off if your "performance" isn't top notch. It's also a broader issue in the society as whole of course, but see, I have to remind myself yet again, that I do not need to make "the perfect reply post" and I can just stop right here :).

[–] credmp@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

So very true, I must say that there probably is also some cultural bias here. I can imagine that in a country where you have to fear being laid off based on a mistake makes it hard to take a step back. From my experience I have never worked in such an environment, it would seem like a very unhealthy environment to me. Do you have such an experience?

[–] Kory@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Yes I do have that kind of experience, also while working in a leadership position. They don't openly tell you, but you know. So it becomes very hard to talk about mistakes in general. But they happen of course. And I feel like this kind of "management behaviour" has increased in recent years. But that's a different topic :)

[–] credmp@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing. Over here there is an active movement toward a more mentally healthy approach to work. It will take a long while to fully get there I would say, but at least it is a start.