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Don't Be a Perfectionist

Don't Be a Perfectionist

If you’re painting or creating something, then yes, it should be as perfect as possible, but if you’re doing something like cutting grass, which is going to regrow in a few weeks, don’t spend your entire day trying to be a perfectionist and trying to cut each blade of grass with perfection. 

You should be able to turn on and off the switch of perfectionism.

Sometimes it’s needed, and sometimes it’s not. Don’t make a default setting of always being a perfectionist. Change it according to circumstances.

Don’t hide your laziness with perfection.

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