I’m no expert, but if you don’t mind the blind leading the blind, that doesn’t stop me from throwing some darts in the dark…

I think whether someone is primary thinking or doing they should embrace who the are, and supplement with a little of the other. (Similar to a little vitamin for the foods that aren’t part of your diet.)

Thinking/reflection helps maximize what can be learned from each experience, yet experiences are still needed… (Someone who’s only into experience might benefit from a little reflection…)

One thing that I’ve come across in multiple contexts is learning to view life like a game; have fun and enjoy…

Think about playing games. you win some, you loose some. It’s great when you just enjoy playing… What games do you like… are you perfect at them? Have fun playing at different skill levels, some you almost know you’ll win, others you almost know you’ll loose… If you know the outcome that’s one less thing on your mind…

I’m learning to see/appreciate the beauty in the imperfect. What is perfection? quality? (What is quality?) efficiency? aesthetics? I’ve found that generally “perfection” is the art of optimizing some some parameters at the expense of others. Which parameters are you sacrificing in your search for perfection?

Ken E.

Any way to kill or at least reduce my perfectionism?

Getting bumps and vouchers from the airlines is very welcome in my book! I usually book my plane tickets and on purpose try to book ones that increase bumpability:-) That assumes you have a flexible schedule of course but for $300 or $400 vouchers and lots more I am game:-) Then again, one of my hobbies is mileage running, always upgraded to 1st class of course:-)

Being attuned enough to see the improvement makes a big difference. A perfectionist who sees all or nothing will only see steady failure; this will end up mitigating most of their potential for improvement. (How long would you stick with yoga if you saw no improvement or results?)

What might help? Seeing the baby steps in the iterations. “Hey I spoke with someone today I would not have last week!” Realizing perfection isn’t required. “I made ‘that’ comment, and the conversation didn’t end.” And learning from experience. “Maybe ‘that’ didn’t end the conversation, but next time I’ll try ____.” or even; “Now I know never to say ‘that’ again.”

Some people just dive right in, not considering the process required to become successful, they “just do it”… Others take a more intellectual/cautious approach. In moderation the added reflection may accelerate learning, or in excess it may become overwhelming/paralyzing.

- Well at least it sounds good as I’m typing.

A different question: “What is motivating?”

- Goodnight all