Who here struggles with perfectionism? What is your experience like?
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Replying to @mattgoldenberg
blinding fear that if i'm not perfect then everyone will abandon me
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Replying to @QiaochuYuan @mattgoldenberg
this^ + the cycle of "it needs to be perfect" -> *procrastinates because perfect is daunting* -> outcome is worse than if I'd just tried from the start -> fuels desire to be perfect (to make up for this failure, to prevent abandonment) -> ...
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This is me, also with task-related stuff D: currently I'm using brute force to try and deal with it- fail and then make sure I soak it all in, ie to teach myself a lesson
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Replying to @takecarecactus @HuanWin and
But even this doesn't seem to work that well when it's already become a habit-- I feel like I downshifted into a lower gear? and going back to high quality output mode is more difficult than expected
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Replying to @takecarecactus
Ramping back up tends to feel like a slog for me too -- wonder if there's a way to streamline it. May just be part of the grind?
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i suggest just not doing anything whatsoever and noticing how your insecurities respond to that, that's what i'm doing rn 
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