The dangers of perfectionism.

“One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn't exist.....Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist”

                 ― Stephen Hawking

Agree? Definitely. No one in this world is perfect and neither anyone can be. Most of us fear that what if they are not perfect for any particular task or work. Simply you don't need to be. And you will never be, no one ever can be.

Many people deviate from their goal in search of perfection. Many people lose great opportunities only because they think that waiting for more time will lead them to perfection. Waiting helps sometimes but not most of the time. 

Always focus on progress, not perfection. Perfection should never be our goal because it will always lead to failure. Imperfection is a must to learn anything new. 

Let's say if someone achieves perfection ( not possible in this imperfect world, but let's assume ). What next? What will be the purpose of his/her life? Things like learning, growth, change, improvement, etc. will get completely vanished from this kind of life. Because things like this can only be achieved from imperfection. 

Here's a great story for you, 

Ever heard about Rowan Atkinson? No? Mr Bean? Definitely YES. He grew up in a middle-class family. His father was a farmer, not so rich. When he was in college, he developed a keen interest in acting but got rejected because of his stammering. But he realized that stammering disappeared when he played a character. Even then he was still rejected for not having a heroic body and beautiful face. Despite all these things, he started Mr Bean and it became a global success. Today Atkinson is worth $130 million and is one of the most famous celebrities of all time.

Was Rowan Atkinson perfect? No. He doesn't need to be. Either everyone is perfect or no one is.

So, the perfect time to start something never arrives. Perfection is a moving target. Making a mistake is better than faking perfection. 

We make mistakes.

We say the wrong things.

We do wrong things.

We fall. We get up. We learn.

We grow. We move on. We live.