Are you a perfectionist?
By successcmc
@successcmc (107)
United States
8 responses
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
23 Apr 07
yup. it's too difficult to put a perfect goal. atleast, for as long as you know that you did your best, you should be contented with it.
@samtaylorskykierajen (7977)
• Canada
23 Apr 07
I am depending on what I am doing . If I am doing something that I figure I could do a better job on it then I am but for the most part I wouldn't say that I am . I never am in a situation regarding someone else and only for myself when I know that if I just put my mind to it or practice more that I will be able to do a better job especially if I am doing it for someone else .
I don't like when I am doing something for someone else and don't feel that I did a good enough job the first time round :)
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
23 Apr 07
yes, i agree with you, samtay. it should suffice to say that we did our best to do a good enough job or work. not to the point at perfection, really. that will be too much. who is perfect in this world? instead of demanding perfection in one's work, it is better that we look forward to have done it right and good.
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
23 Apr 07
i am not really a perfectionist. but i try really hard to do things right. but at times, things just go wrong. as much as i can fix it, i will. but if not, i will not waste much energy in thinking about how to keep up.
i have the attitude to let go if it isn't working after many attempts. but if possible,i want things to be right and okey... not to the point of having things in perfection all the time. just knowing that i was able to succeed, i am happy with it.
happy myLotting!
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
24 Apr 07
Good lord no I am not a perfectionist! And I am thankful for it. I wouldn't be able to stand being a perfectionist their isn't enough hours in the day for me to be a perfectionist..lol. I have a few family members though who are and they spend to much time perfecting stuff instead of living life. It is passing them by. My house isn't perfect but it is clean most times but it is lived in not a museum. And I like that feeling of feeling at home in my own ome. others home I have been to have made me even feel afraid to move once i got there. But people who visit my home would feel comfortable and right at home I'd hope. So yeah I don't go beyond and deep clean my house everyday like some but I do deep clean 3-4 times a month.(except the closets) They are only a few time a year thing..I'm not the type to sweep as soon as someone leaves my house even though they took their shoes off at the door. Shoes are welcomed in my house.(otherwise we'd have to spell feet..Lol!). I think the only thing I am a perfectionist about is my art drawing and my crafts. So if that makes me lazy...so be it I am lazy then.
@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
24 Apr 07
Im a laid back gal. Thankfully I dont have a career. I dont worry about things if I get to it great if not the world wont end.
@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
23 Apr 07
No, we don't have to accomplish things to perfection. For me, what is important is that I am able to do a task to the best way that I can. If I will strive to make things perfectly all the time, most probably it will come out to so little being done each day. Have you noticed that whenever you try to do something perfectly, it eats up so much time just going through it many times over then refining the work again and again?
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@gberlin (3836)
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23 Apr 07
I am somewhere in between. I am not a perfectionist but I do more than is necessary to complete my responsibilities.
@jbrooks0127 (2324)
• United States
23 Apr 07
I have been told that I am. it must be true because I am almost never happy with anything I've done. It could have been done better but not enough time or whatever.
I think a person should be very responsible for what they do and work hard to do the best job possible. But if carried too far you end up spending far more time on a task than you need to. That is the down side of perfectionism.