Wellbeing
Stop Trying to be Perfect Because Your Best is Good Enough
Photo by Luis Hernandez
Are you tired out trying to be perfect, instead of just being happy to do your best in life?
If so, it’s time to ease the stress and stop your endless pursuit of perfection.
Chasing perfection is exhausting.
We put ourselves under unbearable pressure when we aim to be the perfect version of who we are.
And, this quest can only bring disappointment… because being perfect is an impossible dream.
For many years, I wasted far too much time and energy trying to be the perfect son/ pupil/ student/ employee/ friend, etc. I’d go above and beyond what was necessary so I could achieve what I thought was perfection in these areas of my life.
I held myself up to sky-high standards that no one else judged me on. I didn’t want to be less-than-perfect in anything I did.
These were precious moments which would’ve been so much better devoted to being myself.
That is, someone who does their best, rather than someone always trying to be perfect.
I realized that it’s ok not to be perfect, because doing your best is good enough.
Switch Off the Internet to Get More Out of Life
Photo by Casey Serin
Do you ever feel like you’re drowning under the waves of information rushing at you online? Are you struggling to cope with the relentless streams of digital updates coming your way?
There’s just so much data flowing around to distract our attention that it’s impossible to keep up with it. Whether we’re catching the latest news, chatting to our friends on social media, buying or selling stuff, or answering emails, there’s hardly any breathing space to make sense of it all.
We justify to ourselves that it’s all essential – the latest update to Facebook, that recent Tweet, the critical reply to the urgent message received in our inbox. But, have you become so fixed on living your virtual life that you spend less time experiencing the real world?
