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Done Beats Perfect (and so does 90%)

Jan 14, 2017 | Life

After years as a perfectionist that fed my depression, I learned that imperfect action beats perfect inaction, and that done really does beat perfect every time.

Look, if you wait for the perfect conditions to do something, the chances are you will NEVER do it…

I have a confession to make. I used to be a perfectionist. Nothing I ever had or did was enough and ultimately I never felt like I was enough either.

Perfectionism was one of the root causes of the depression that affected my life on a daily basis for over 10 years. When I started to accept things as they are, rather than as I wanted them to be, life started getting better.

I’ve slowly learned to stop looking for perfect. The perfect I wanted to find does not exist. Instead I embrace perfect imperfection.

Anything you want to achieve… DO IT!

Imperfect action always beats perfect inaction.

Stop trying to get everything to be 100% perfect and embrace 90% (or even 50%).

Done beats perfect EVERY time.

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