Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done

by Jon Acuff

The less that people aimed for perfect, the more productive they became.

This is the first lie that perfectionism tells you about goals: Quit if it isn’t perfect.

The day after perfect is what separates finishers from starters.

Do you know what will serve you far longer than perfectionism ever could?

Moving forward imperfectly.

The problem is that perfectionism magnifies your mistakes and minimizes your progress.

The harder you try to be perfect, the less likely you’ll accomplish your goals.

Perfectionism’s third lie is: You can do it all. I’m here to tell you that you can’t.

reducing the quality of everything because we insisted we can do everything.

But that’s not where the research ends. The second benefit to picking something you enjoy is that it increases performance success by 46 percent. You perform better when you pick something you think is fun.

If you want it done, aim for simple.

Don’t let perfectionism keep you stuck.