Waiting for perfection.
Main Entry:
per·fec·tion
Pronunciation:
\pər-ˈfek-shən\
Function:
noun
1: the quality or state of being perfect: as a: freedom from fault or defect : flawlessness b: maturity c: the quality or state of being saintly
2 a: an exemplification of supreme excellence b: an unsurpassable degree of accuracy or excellence
3: the act or process of perfecting
One thing that I’ve been working on since I was young was not wasting time by waiting for perfection.
The perfect girlfriend, job, idea, opportunity, car etc.
When I was younger I didn’t see the big deal in waiting until someone or something was perfect in my eyes which hindered my personal development greatly.
For example, when I was 13 I wrote a “program” for my own personal use for usage while browsing the internet.
I let a few of my internet friends see the program and they talked me into releasing it to people on the internet for free(which was unheard at the time).
I took their advice as a challenge and made a program that did things that people didn’t even know they needed but due to my inability to accept something not being perfect I never released the program.
There was always something that “just wasn’t right,” when in reality it was better than alright it was great just not perfect (in my eyes).
I was always changing or tweaking something that I felt would make my program “perfect” but in reality all I was doing was wasting time.
About 6 months after my friends talked me into releasing the product, an internet service provider came out with the concept that I was working on and it was a huge success.
My program ran laps around theirs BUT since theirs was first to market mine would have been seen as a copy of an idea.
Lesson learned but not always followed.
As I’ve aged I’ve been able to determine when I’m wasting time waiting on perfection and when I need to just do something.
It’s difficult because I feel as though anything less than perfect is a direct reflection of me however I now I know that I’m my biggest critic.
There is no such thing as perfect and waiting on “perfection” is a waste of time and energy, at least for me.