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Business Writing Training Classes: Writing Tips for Perfectionists
I mean no irony when I say I am a recovering perfectionist. Anyone who has ever slogged through any of my first drafts (and often second and third drafts) will be surprised to hear that. I have never applied that bit of psychological dogma to spelling, (or housekeeping) but it is, or at least has been, a constant cause of frustration and awe.
I've talked a lot about perfection. There is a big difference between the pursuit of perfection and of excellence. You can be excellent in whatever you pursue, but you can't be perfect. To attempt it is a losing battle, and, if you'll believe many Native American cultures, an affront to God.
There are even those who say that perfection is death, that you will only be perfect in the moment of your death, but even that seems a stretch. What if I die in some ignoble way? Hit by a diaper delivery truck, say, or from complications resulting from a hangnail or choking on a Twinkie? I can hear the comments now. "Well, that's just perfect."
So how do you avoid the attempt of reaching perfection? Don't try to do it perfectly. Take it in small steps. As you sit down to describe something tell yourself, "for this time, just for the next five minutes, I have permission to be sloppy". Give yourself that permission. It will free you up. It will actually feel good. Revel in your sloppiness, your glorious imperfections, as you write. You may even be surprised at what you produce once you're not so concerned with its perfection. You might also not be surprised, or you might be surprised at how supremely imperfect it actually seems. If you aren't trying for perfection, this is okay, and you can continue. You stop using perfection as an excuse to not get things done.
Another trick to try is to realize that you will never make the perfect choice. There is never a perfect choice, there is only the one you chose. When confronted with two or more things, just choose. Yes, do your due diligence. Do what ever thought and research and preliminary work you need to, but know that, once the decision has been made, the only correct answer to "Why did you choose that?" is, "Because I did." It's not the perfect choice. It is simply the one you made. And that is powerful and freeing.
Yes, I know. I have contradicted this often when writing and directing. I have demanded perfection or as near as was possible from myself and those around me. I will probably do it again. Hey, I'm a human. Nobody's perfect.
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