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Topic: How to Deal with Perfectionism

Perfectionism is a double edge sword. People with such attitude can produce marvelous work but can be very unproductive at some time too. I have a perfectionist partner too which also led me to know more about such behavior. People with perfectionism produce near to perfect job but on the contrary, they may use too much time on making things perfect rather than completing it. If the job is a cooperative work whereby it involves multiple layers of input like in the construction industry. Any delay at any stage will result a chain reaction of delay causing major loss to multiple parties. Thus, it is vital to understand the deadline and the level of perfection that we should achieve in every job we deliver.

Moreover, there are study shown that perfectionists have the problem of anxiety and fatigue. With long hours spent on the work to make it perfect and without taking care of our mental and physical health, we may jeopardize our own life quality and sustainability to produce work consistently. This also applies to anyone which have different tasks on hand but with limited time frame. Despite needing to push the productivity to the max, health itself is the most important and less emphasized asset that we always take for granted. Without health, we can’t do a thing but to lay on the bed and sleep. Not a good one, as I would prefer a consistent and accumulation of progress rather than one shot kind of productivity. Nonetheless, it really depends on the situation.

In order to prevent perfectionists for indulging too much on the job perfection, we can set a deadline for every task we are doing. With that, we will work within the effective time frame to produce the best work. This not only make the whole process more effective but it also helps the perfectionists elevate their stress to get things done perfectly.

Another way to help is to give advice on how to improve a work rather than judging the quality of the work. This is to prevent people getting emotion in their work, especially for the perfectionist. We already know that they can produce magnificent job but putting more stress on the quality of work will not bring further value for them but only more stress. Therefore, putting up method to improve for them is a value added. If we do not have any comments, then we should acknowledge their work and say how we appreciate their contribution.

Well, do you have any perfectionists around you? Mind share your experience here?

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