I Wish I Was Perfect

For as long as I can remember, I have been told that I am a perfectionist. I know that I definitely am one, but I’m not sure if it’s a result of a personality trait or simply because I’ve been told that I’m a perfectionist for so long that I just became one. Either way, it’s part of who I am.

Everything I do has to be perfect, and I often find myself bending over backwards to get everything just right for personal satisfaction. Even if I’m not required to have a perfect result, I’ll strive to achieve that much more to meet that higher standard. It just really irks me when I do something half-heartedly with a mediocre outcome when I know that the possibility of me working hard to achieve a brilliant outcome is there.

Sometimes I think that if I could change one thing about me, I would make myself perfect – but then I wonder, would it be easier if I just changed my perfectionist tendencies? Being perfect comes with a lot of pressure and high standards that realistically cannot always be met, and satisfaction in life is hard to come by. If I stopped wanting to achieve perfection, then life would be easier, more enjoyable, and I would be able to appreciate the smaller things in life.

Question of the Week: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be and why?

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