Friendly-HI comments on “And that’s okay": accepting and owning reality - LessWrong

24 Post author: Swimmer963 27 July 2014 07:13PM

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Comment author: Friendly-HI 04 August 2014 11:03:08AM 1 point [-]

Thanks for the response, that was an interesting read.

As for perfectionism - In retrospect I think it was a huge drag on my own well-being and social relationships but helpful in getting things done. I am much less of a perfectionist nowadays and that has improved my life in many ways at the cost of making me somewhat less effective when it comes to work. Perfectionism for me wasn't just about my work but also about myself and others - seeing the imperfections and trying to iron them out. A pattern of perception if you will that didn't see the good things about myself and others and predominantly focused on optimizing the negatives. I feel much better now after changing that pattern of perception, so I was interested in how you thought of it - also outside of work.

Comment author: Swimmer963 04 August 2014 02:42:34PM 1 point [-]

Interesting. I don't have that kind of perfectionist view about other people. At all. I guess I have high expectations for myself (including my work) but I'm also okay with being human and doing things to take care of myself.