I'm a perfectionist. It's horrible. I can go from loving to hating an idea just because I can't get it to reach some arbitrary standard!! It takes me a great deal of time to get to a place where I can work through my perfectionism, but I've got a few strategies I use to speed up the process.
First, I use scrap paper and crayola markers, or Wordpad. To me, notebooks and microsoft word or equivalents are a source of stress. They make me feel like I have to know exactly what I'm writing, and it has to be good, or else everything is ruined forever. (Maybe now is a good time to mention I have OCD? ). Once I have my paper and markers, I day dream and write anything that comes to mind. When I start to worry that my notes are disorganized or ugly, I take a moment to breathe, switch marker colours, and continue. Writing in Wordpad or in the memo pad on my phone, in all lowercase and with no punctuation, also helps me to let go of my sense of perfectionism for a short time.
Do you have any specific tips or strategies for dealing with perfectionism? Let's all encourage each other
First, I use scrap paper and crayola markers, or Wordpad. To me, notebooks and microsoft word or equivalents are a source of stress. They make me feel like I have to know exactly what I'm writing, and it has to be good, or else everything is ruined forever. (Maybe now is a good time to mention I have OCD? ). Once I have my paper and markers, I day dream and write anything that comes to mind. When I start to worry that my notes are disorganized or ugly, I take a moment to breathe, switch marker colours, and continue. Writing in Wordpad or in the memo pad on my phone, in all lowercase and with no punctuation, also helps me to let go of my sense of perfectionism for a short time.
Do you have any specific tips or strategies for dealing with perfectionism? Let's all encourage each other