You have questions for the speaker, but you don’t ask because you’re afraid of what others may think. You’ve written dozens of stories, but don’t share them with anyone. You have a great idea for a work project, but you don’t bring up the…
Happy New Year!
This week, I wrote about overcoming our waves of emotion and letting go of closed doors. There's a story on "It's Only Fear," a song by Alexi Murdoch, and I'm excited about relaunching The Imperfectionist Book Club in 2018. We'll be reading…
Happy Christmas Eve!
This week, we wrote about how our successes should align with our eulogy virtues and how our high measures for success are often impossible to summit. There's a Failogue story on It's a Wonderful Life and our thoughts on Rosie Revere, Engineer, a…
Do your goals for success include living by your eulogy virtues? Because I would argue that the most successful people are those who live by their values. Regardless of their external achievements, those who live authentically by being consistent in their actions, whether or not…
This week, we wrote about the importance of community, the things we waste, the value of disconnecting in the mornings, the two sides of comparison, and more. We'd love to hear what you think. Send us an email or tweet to us!
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Quotes Reflections Seth Godin Wisdom
Seth Godin on Comparing Your Work to the Work You are Capable of
Comparison can lead to healthy competition, and it can motivate. Comparison can also make you miserable and lead to creative destruction. Comparison is a perfectionist's best friend. It's a boost when you're doing better than others and an impediment when someone else is doing…
This weeks' posts were inspired by quotes we loved by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Susan Sontag, Rainer Maria Rilke, Vincent van Gogh, Teddy Roosevelt, and Ursula K. Le Guin. We'd love to hear what you think. Send us an email or tweet to us!
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I've been on a roller coaster ride with the level of commitment to this website over the past few years. I created it because I wanted to build a resource for perfectionists. A place where people could find the tools to get over their…
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” -Annie Dillard (The Writing Life)…
In Linchpin: Are You Indispensable, Seth Godin discusses the problem with “(almost) perfect.” As we progress on a task or project, it will take more time and effort to improve. The time required to get from 95% to 99% perfect takes more time than it…
