Infuse Infuse 2 December 2017

5 “Good enough” is usually good enough: I remind myself it’s better to have something out there for the world to read and learn from, rather than agonising over the details and not hitting the “publish” button. I aim for good enough. You can’t make something better if you don’t start with version 1.0. Use your perfectionism sparingly: I choose which items/ projects I want to make “perfect” and those that I can live with as less than “ perfect”. Don’t dwell – move on: 8 7 Congratulate yourself when you finish a project: It’s important to reward yourself for completing a project, even if it isn’t perfect, and reflect on how far you have come as a perfectionist. I’m not very good at this one, but I’m trying to do this more often, especially for larger projects. Put on your blinders: I swim in my own lane and don’t look at what others are doing or compare myself to other people. This can be a perfectionist trap. © Dietitian Connection 6 I try to learn from the mistakes along the way and not dwell on them (for more than 24 hours, anyway!). We are all human, and we all make mistakes, as the cliché says. 29 Infuse | December 2017

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