cong strive for excellence, not perfection. Here is a few words from a post I read this evening, Striving for Excellence vs. Perfection
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I prefer the concept of striving for “excellence” instead of aiming to achieve “perfection.”
Excellence is about setting a high standard for yourself and focusing on getting as good as you can possibly be. It is ultimately inward focused.
It’s about being as excellent as YOU can be.
It’s your current ability vs. YOUR maximum potential.
The concept of perfection (at least the way I think about it) feels much more like an external standard. We are aiming to be “perfect” based on someone else’s standard. It is you vs. an impossible to achieve standard.
This may seem like semantics — arguing over subtle differences in words.
BUT like I’ve said on previous occasions, your words reveal your thinking, and your thinking dictates your actions. (Your thinking also determines how you feel emotionally about your actions.)
Let me give you an example.
Assume that you’re an athlete at the Olympics.
If you strive for “excellence,” break your own personal record by a HUGE amount and win a Silver medal, you’re thrilled about your accomplishment.
Alternatively, let’s say you’re a “perfection” oriented person. At the Olympics you also break your personal record and when the competition ends, you discover you “lost gold” (a.k.a., won Silver). Under these circumstances, you will feel terrible about failing to be perfect.
Key Insight (worth writing down):
The problem with striving for perfection is no matter how much you accomplish, you will (I hypothesize) NEVER be happy. "
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发表于 2012-11-16 18:30:54
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