Vanessa Van Edwards describes her strategy for fighting perfectionism: asking herself if something deserves a B+ instead of an A. She says waiting for flawless results paralyzes you and keeps you from actually living. Accepting good enough work lets you move forward.
I'm neurotic. I'm going to worry to try to prevent failure. The mental guide I use, if it's helpful to you, is like, would this get a B+? You know, in school you had grades. I always wanted to be an A student, but sometimes you don't need to get the full A. A B+ is really good. It's solid work. If I waited for everything to be absolutely perfect, I would never do anything. I would not be able to live my life. I would not be able to enjoy what I'm doing. I think that we have to let ourselves not be perfect. It actually is probably not gonna help us in the end, especially not in the present.
