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Striving For Excellence

  • Trying to do something perfectly is fine but always trying to be a perfectionist is a recipe for disaster.
  • Striving for perfection is an avoidable ‘impossible standard’ that makes one self-critical.
  • Failure to reach the impossible standard lowers one's self-worth.

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