1) How did I get to be such a perfectionist?
2) How do I stop?
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i think perfectionism is a defensive tactic. what, exactly, do you want to stop?
Posted by: matt | January 22, 2005 at 03:15 PM
If you find out an answer to 2), please let me know!
Posted by: Tim | January 22, 2005 at 04:28 PM
1. You will never know.
2. You need to fail at something. Big time. That will break the pattern.
Posted by: Richard Ames | January 22, 2005 at 06:46 PM
1) In what ways are you a perfectionist?
2) Why stop?
Posted by: Slice | January 23, 2005 at 02:59 PM
It's the tea. Stop drinking it.
Posted by: turboglacier | January 24, 2005 at 03:50 PM
I got to be a perfectionist by growing up in a competitive family.
The three steps:
1. Stop judging
2. Stop contolling
3. Stop having to be right
For me its hard to do.
Posted by: Bill | March 29, 2005 at 02:05 PM