One of the most productive things that I've done for myself was to leave perfection behind. I still strive for quality and excellence, but I no longer strive for perfection. For example, when I discovered a new way of taking notes, I would go back to previous notes and convert them to my "new" way rather than moving forward from that point on -
I was always trying to reach back and perfect the past. I recognize this compulsion and I'm working toward eliminating it.
Perfection is rarely achieved; however, when it is, it generally arrives as a surprising confluence of events and circumstances. That perfect meal, that perfect speech, that perfect moment...
Let the journey be the journey; don't try to perfect the past, present, or future, but instead seek to progress and evolve naturally.
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