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This sentiment, while important to remember if you ARE a perfectionist, also sounds like a really slippery slope similar to something like eating right. "Well
by zodPod 10y ago
This sentiment, while important to remember if you ARE a perfectionist, also sounds like a really slippery slope similar to something like eating right. "Well if I just eat when I'm hungry" you'll find you're frequently "hungry" if you're a certain type of person. That said, if you're a certain type of person, "not being a perfectionist" could be a great avenue for never pulling yourself out of your slump.
"I messed up at school" Well, I'm not a perfectionist so that's fine I'll just keep at the same pace. TURNS OUT, that pace wasn't so useful. "I am failing Chemistry" OH WELL. I'm not a perfectionist so it doesn't matter.
You can see how this can be a problem as a mantra to a certain type of person.
- Normal_gaussian 10y ago> if I just eat when I'm hungry That is how I lost way too much weight. Got hungry, wasn't able to eat right then by the time I was able to eat I was no longer hungry. I gradually taught myself to eat very little and was very ill because of it. Eating is a slippery slope in all directions.
- 77pt77 10y agoHave you ever practiced controlled intermittent fasting?
- Normal_gaussian 10y agoI have since, but not before the incident I was referring to.
- cesarbs 10y agoExactly, it depends a lot on the kind of person you are. I know my daughter is not a perfectionist. If I offered to reward her if she did badly at school, I'm pretty sure I'd be buying her gifts every week. She does well in school by the way - because we constantly nudge her to. We don't put pressure on her for perfection though, just for decent results.