THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Perfectionism

"Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends." - Chinese Proverb

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Perfectionism: Healthy or Hurtful?

I'm a perfectionist, even though books like Overcoming Perfectionism and Perfecting Ourselves to Death tell me I should stop trying to be one. As a psychologist specializing in obsessive compulsive disorder, I have even worked with patients specifically on giving up perfectionism. But I have come to realize that negative views of perfectionism don't ring true to them, or to me. In fact, I now consider perfectionism to be one of my most valuable attributes.

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