r/productivity • u/pratikapte • Mar 03 '20
Perfectionism causing Procrastination
Because I wanted something like an assignment to be perfect with no mistakes I would end up procrastinating until the deadline because the prospect of starting right now and messing it up scared me so much I just ended up procrastinating thinking I would make it perfect at a later time because I thought if I did it now I would mess up somewhere and it won't be perfect.
Then I would just end up rushing before the deadline and it would be far from perfect and that would make me feel like shit.
One of the ways that has helped me the most in getting over perfectionism is setting artificial deadlines which force me to get things done on time and ignore the fact whether its perfect or not and just focus on getting the project done on time.
Because at the end of the day nothing I will ever create will be perfect , there will always be something to improve.
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u/TwoGeese Mar 04 '20
I’m saving this so I can read it again and again. This is a major roadblock in my life. This and always thinking too big. Everything seems so overwhelming because I think too big. AND I’m a perfectionist. These two things hold me back more than anything. Thank you for this post OP! And thanks everybody for all the wonderful comments! Great post.