The pitfalls of perfectionism

 

Perfectionism is an emotional trap that many people succumb to, especially in the professional field.

Perfectionism has long been recognized as something important and necessary in the workplace. Emphasizing self-demand, diligence in completing tasks, great attention to detail and avoiding mistakes is a difficult level to maintain.

The latter is, of course, something impossible, since human beings make mistakes by nature. These perfectionist thoughts can bring more problems than good, especially for people who are more sensitive than others. But in general, perfectionism is not a positive thing as we have believed for many years.

Both personally and professionally, we must try to do our best and learn about ourselves, our talents and our difficulties every day. This is not to say that we are never satisfied with the way we have approached our tasks, that we always want more and that we judge situations, ourselves and others.

This leads to a deep dissatisfaction that makes us unhappy. If we are never satisfied, we will not know how to enjoy life and we will constantly question every situation and every person. Nothing will do for us. Perfectionism can be an expression of an inferiority complex or a feeling of not feeling appropriate in every situation.

The excellence they preach to us at work can cause difficulties for many people. It's more important to be aware of our talents and try to nurture them. In certain professions, excellence is proclaimed and if someone does not reach the required level, they seem useless.

There is an assumption that if you are not excellent you are mediocre and that only the best deserve good.

Of course, this is a harmful thought for the emotions and one must know how to counteract it by defending one's own virtues and ignoring external opinions that do not give us a realistic vision.

Perfectionism is about idealizing and moving away from real life expectancies.