THE PERFECT ARTICLE
A delusion of the mind
Just after THE MORNING INSIGHT hit the snooze button, a couple of friends reached out wondering why they’ve not been receiving their letters. Why I’ve not been writing? A whole lot of questions. Surprisingly I always had an answer to these questions. I just tell them, “Umm I’m working on something big, don’t worry, letters will be out this Friday.” I thought I was saying this to make them feel better, but actually, I just wanted them off my back. Funny thing is I diagnosed myself with a thing called a “writer’s block”, one of my petty reasons to make me feel good about not writing. And it worked out perfectly. Well, until it didn't. I came to realize, I never had trouble writing, I was always crafting inside my head on the daily basis. Always had something to say but simultaneously I had limited myself mentally of being perfect.
All this while, I was stuck in my own thoughts trying to get the perfect article. I used it as a clutch to just go “I need it to be perfect so until it's perfect, I’m not going to pull the trigger” knowing full well that “perfectionism” is a stage that just doesn't exist. And it all boils down to fear. The fear of judgement, the fear of rejection, the fear of no one reading … I'll spare you the details. In short, one way or the other we are always trying to be perfect, the perfect job, the perfect start, the perfect social media post, haha even the perfect hairline. Truth be told, that has to be perfect. The moral of the story is —we focus so much on being perfect, we never even start, we always expert to start at the top but that's not reality. So as to reach the top, you need to grow and perfectionism does just the opposite. It keeps you stagnant. You need to fail and sometimes settle with mediocre in your craft. It gives you the room for improvement, to learn and grow, enjoy the process and with time you'd find yourself at the top. It may not be the quickest route, but it's certainly the best.
Perfectionism gives you the drive to achieve excellence, but it can also become a trap. While striving for high standards can lead to great results, the constant pursuit of "perfect" spirals to stress, procrastination, and self-doubt. The key is to find balance—aiming for quality without letting fear of imperfection hold you back. Progress always beats perfection, and sometimes, "good enough" is exactly what’s needed to move forward.
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