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> The extra hours I do are more for my sense of perfectionism than to do with keeping up Then why the heck do you do them? Instead of thinking of yourself as
by paulcole 2y ago
> The extra hours I do are more for my sense of perfectionism than to do with keeping up
Then why the heck do you do them?
Instead of thinking of yourself as a perfectionist, start thinking of yourself as an insecure person. You’re insecure about the quality of your work so you pretend that if you spend more time on them your insecurity will go away because then they’ll be done perfectly.
Make a list of 10 or 20 things you’ve done perfectly recently. It shouldn’t be hard since you’re a perfectionist, right?
- tetris11 2y ago(hostility aside...) I never said my work was perfect, but that I do take delight in polishing work that is more than passable. I can't be the only one here who likes to optimize their work in their free time.
- paulcole 2y agoBut you did say you have a sense of perfectionism. And of course your work isn’t perfect. There’s no such thing as perfect work. So either you get comfortable being done with things when they are done or you get comfortable with doing extra unpaid work because you delight in spending your time making things more than passable. Which one would you prefer? It’s 100% up to you.