248 Quotes About Perfectionism

Did you ever get the feeling that everything was too perfect? Like the moment was so good that something had to be wrong? Kind of like the way a fish sees that bright, shiny lure just before it chomps down and gets hauled out of water to become someone's lunch.

Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it's often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life paralysis.

Different looks like finding a purpose to fit your scenario instead of discovering how this scenario fits into your purpose.

Never think that because you did it better than it's been done that it's good enough.

Embrace being perfectly imperfect. Learn from your mistakes and forgive yourself, you’ll be happier.

Perfection in imperfection. Someone whose flaws work well with yours. Infuse modern love with the hues of older romance. An agency that offers something real in a world that was increasingly becoming plastic.

When we relate to ourselves with loving kindness, perfectionism naturally drops away.

Perfection is fragile; interacting with something that seems perfect puts it in peril.

Clinging to our ideas of perfection isolates us from life and is a barrier.