{"id":1879,"date":"2020-01-03T04:08:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T04:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dougburgett.net\/blog\/?p=1879"},"modified":"2020-02-08T23:30:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T23:30:56","slug":"how-to-make-real-progress-and-stop-trying-to-be-perfect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougburgett.net\/blog\/how-to-make-real-progress-and-stop-trying-to-be-perfect\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Real Progress and Stop Trying to Be Perfect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.<\/p><cite>Arthur Ashe<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re like me and have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/signs-you-may-be-a-perfectionist-3145233\">perfectionist tendencies<\/a> then you\u2019re familiar with perfect getting in the way of progress. You know it\u2019s frustrating to discover that your efforts to make things just right actually didn\u2019t make much at all. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily there\u2019s a simple method for getting over the hurdles created by perfectionism and it comes from the great tennis legend, Arthur Ashe. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Start where you are. <\/strong>Don\u2019t start tomorrow. Don\u2019t start after a bunch of research and planning. Start right where are you, right now. Just start. Sounds easy, but as you know, for the perfectionist this is very hard.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use what you have. <\/strong>Don\u2019t wait for the right tools, just use what you have. Get resourceful. Or don\u2019t. The bottom line is just get busy. I know, this too is a lot to ask for the perfectionist. Yet it is so simple, right?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do what you can. <\/strong>This is the best step because it\u2019s forgiving. 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