Striving for Perfection
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (57231)
March 19, 2018 12:23pm CST
Are you a perfectionist? According to the dictionary , a perfectionist is someone who - wants everything to be perfect and demands the highest standards possible.
I am not a perfectionist, but during my younger days I did strive for near perfection in some areas of my life - I achieved success in some - others I didn't. These days I simply perform to the best of my ability most of the time and leave it at that.
However, old habits are hard to change - for example, I find that I spend far too much time searching for the perfect picture to go with my discussions - one search took me almost an hour.
but there is a great sense of satisfaction when I find the right one.
So, do you strive for perfection? Have you achieved it in any areas of your life? What would make your day perfect?
but there is a great sense of satisfaction when I find the right one.
So, do you strive for perfection? Have you achieved it in any areas of your life? What would make your day perfect?28 people like this
34 responses
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
19 Mar 18
I like to think I'm a Prefekshunist, but after a while I just think, oh what the heck, that'll do.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
19 Mar 18
@Kandae11 yes, so many half-accomplished plans and dreams behind me
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@Kandae11 (57231)
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19 Mar 18
@arthurchappell Don't worry - it will happen someday soon.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
20 Mar 18
I do enjoy your pictures as they suit your topic most of the time.
As for perfection I am glad I have stopped going after that. Life is not a bed of roses when one strives for perfection.
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
19 Mar 18
My brother definitely is and drives me nuts. He makes the simplest things so complicated. That being said, I can be when I want to, but really do not have the patients for that mindset. Plus, think it takes the a lot of the fun out of whatever you are doing. I hate when music sounds to polished type of thing. Its cool to sound raw because no one can really copy that, type of deal. How I look at it anyway.
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
19 Mar 18
@Kandae11 Very true, they could, I hate the struggle. 
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
19 Mar 18
You always have the very best pictures to go with your discussions! Well worth the effort. Someone complained that I must be stuck on myself just because I posted some photos of myself on myLot. 
. What a jerk! I do the best I can in most situations, but am a perfectionist when I have guests. Every day is perfect for me when I open my eyes in the morning and know I We are healthy and alive.
. What a jerk! I do the best I can in most situations, but am a perfectionist when I have guests. Every day is perfect for me when I open my eyes in the morning and know I We are healthy and alive.2 people like this
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
20 Mar 18
@Kandae11 Because he is a perfectionist...wants all slides in right sequence and can be oh so stubborn..
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
19 Mar 18
I expect too much from my stories and try to make them perfect too much. I find that even when I'm not in top form, my stories are still enjoyable, but I can't seem to write them out unless I feel they are being perfectly described.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
19 Mar 18
@Kandae11 It's kind of silly, because sometimes the half-effort I put in makes a story more enjoyable than the full effort. I just can't seem to break the mindset that it is okay to go forward in anything but my top form.
I have been trying to break my need to do this so I can be more productive.
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@Kandae11 (57231)
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19 Mar 18
@OneOfMany You are more relaxed and as a result do a better job when you tell yourself - I'll do my best and that will be good enough.
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
20 Mar 18
To some extent, I am. At work I guess where everything should be according to my standard and I wont stop until I get it. It could be rewarding because your perfection is being appreciated thru your work. 
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@elico6666 (177)
• Kfar Saba, Israel
20 Mar 18
I am perfectionist my father is a perfectionist.
I tell you it is very difficult I am criticizing everybody and I expect everyone to be like me.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
When it comes to working in the office, I am a perfectionist. I see to it that every detail of the report is correct. If it is revised according to what I audited, they need to still attach the former one that I have corrected and see to it that it is really what should be corrected.
But when it comes to some things, I am not.
Now, that I am older, I noticed I have mellowed. If I find something wrong, I just cross it and write the correct one, no need to revise.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Mar 18
no, i am not. but that is what i tell my students."Strive not to be perfect because only God is perfect. strive to be NEAR-PERFECT".
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@Shiva49 (28397)
• Singapore
20 Mar 18
I am not. I give my best shot but don't linger to become obsessive for perfection.
At work I had to meet deadlines. I made sure I had all information I could get and then met the schedules.
I did not wait till the last day but did what I could in the circumstances.
In personal life too I just want to get things done than worry about perfection.
I find few who have the eye for details and so systematic in the way they do things - siva
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@Swayamsiddha (4354)
• New Delhi, India
20 Mar 18
I know. A time does come in life when you want everything to be perfect.
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