How to Overcome Perfectionism #shorts

21 Nov 2021 · 1 min

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A brief YouTube Short by Hadar Shemesh that models correcting perfectionistic self-talk. The clip presents a back-and-forth where one speaker voices harsh, all-or-nothing reactions to imperfect attempts ("It's trash. I'm trash."), and the other offers alternate reframes that encourage trying again and normalizing failure.

Repeat after me, okay? If it's not perfect. If it's not perfect on the first try. On the first try, it's a learning opportunity and I get to try again. It's trash. I'm trash. And I am never trying that again. No. Where did you get that? Probably somewhere in my childhood. I don't know. Okay, listen. Try again, okay? If I try my best but don't succeed. If I try my best but I don't succeed, it's okay to try again. I'm a fraud who doesn't deserve the very air that I breathe. No.