{"id":245887,"date":"2021-04-26T09:46:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T08:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/?p=245887"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:26:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:26:16","slug":"le-perfectionnisme-est-un-trait-dauto-sabotage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/fr\/blog\/perfectionism-is-a-self-sabotaging-trait\/","title":{"rendered":"Le perfectionnisme est un trait auto-sabotant qui empire votre vie"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"245887\" class=\"elementor elementor-245887\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc1a706 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc1a706\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__11ebb2b\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__11ebb2b\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__11ebb2b\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddc9ed2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddc9ed2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa6dcaa\" data-id=\"fa6dcaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f25997f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f25997f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Striving for perfection is preventing you from achieving your best.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-855db64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"855db64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37f03bc\" data-id=\"37f03bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7656a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7656a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all want to be the best versions of ourselves. When we fail to do something to the best of our ability, most of us hold ourselves accountable and use that as a motivator to improve. That\u2019s a good thing, as it prevents us from settling for less than our best.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But perfectionists take it to the next level. They create ideals and hold themselves to incredibly high standards that are unachievable. No matter what they do, they always fall short and pick out the negative. Because of that, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/perfectionism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">perfectionists rarely think what they do is good enough<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s ironic, according to the research of<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">professor\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/jclp.23124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Niki Hayatbini (Miami University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,) is that perfectionism creates a self-fulfilling prophecy: it stunts our growth and hinders our ability to work. Therefore, it prevents us from ever achieving the incredibly high standards that it sets.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perfectionism stands in the way of perfection. Rather than striving for an impossible standard, you would be better off accepting your imperfect achievements in all their glory.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a3a005 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a3a005\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbf130a\" data-id=\"cbf130a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1289d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1289d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Negative Consequences of Perfectionism\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d12402 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d12402\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42646a8\" data-id=\"42646a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3161ca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3161ca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/What-to-make-of-World-Productivity-Day-2021-1024x679.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-264959\" alt=\"work-from-home-forest-view\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/What-to-make-of-World-Productivity-Day-2021-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/What-to-make-of-World-Productivity-Day-2021-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/What-to-make-of-World-Productivity-Day-2021-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/What-to-make-of-World-Productivity-Day-2021-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/What-to-make-of-World-Productivity-Day-2021-1000x663.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/What-to-make-of-World-Productivity-Day-2021.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-674d976 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"674d976\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ada61d\" data-id=\"6ada61d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13bf59c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13bf59c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The goal of perfectionism is to make your life and everything you achieve perfect. Rather than doing so, this logical fallacy (also known as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.logicallyfallacious.com\/logicalfallacies\/Nirvana-Fallacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>The Nirvana Fallacy<\/i><\/a><i>)\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0is making your life significantly worse for several reasons.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5c2fd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5c2fd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d6a31c\" data-id=\"3d6a31c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6df62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef6df62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It Causes Productive Procrastination<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3424d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3424d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd5e714\" data-id=\"dd5e714\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3fe18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d3fe18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to Entrepreneur Aytekin Tank,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/swlh\/how-perfectionism-is-getting-in-the-way-of-your-productivity-5f409eb6cecb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">when we obsess over analyzing what\u2019s missing or broken, we can\u2019t make real progress<\/a>. When a task is done to an acceptable standard, perfectionists waste time on minor details, and their overall productivity suffers.<\/p><p>Perfectionists experience anxiety and stress over unimportant things. Nobody is perfect, and nothing you do will ever be faultless. Rather than moving on when the jobs done, they fixate on the negative.<\/p><p>Clinical psychologist Alice Boyes puts it best:<\/p><p><i>\u201cPerfectionism is often driven by striving for excellence, but it can be self-sabotaging if it leads to suboptimal behavior like continuing habits beyond their usefulness, overdelivering when you don\u2019t have to, or overthinking every decision you make.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c413929 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c413929\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d2127c\" data-id=\"8d2127c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4649f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4649f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It Causes us to Avoid Challenges<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-368bf52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"368bf52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffe6ed1\" data-id=\"ffe6ed1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c4559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10c4559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Niki Hayatbini\u2019s research suggests perfectionism stems from a deficiency in cognitive flexibility.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/gb\/blog\/fulfillment-any-age\/202103\/how-help-overly-picky-people-become-less-picky?collection=1160273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This leads to all or nothing thinking<\/a>; you either pass or fail, something is either perfect or it\u2019s not. There is no in-between. Perfection is near impossible to achieve. With their cognitive inflexibility, most think that no matter what they do they will fail.<\/p><p>As a result, perfectionism leads to procrastination. When they think something is too difficult or impossible, they decide to put it off until later. Others avoid taking on challenges altogether, as they try to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/perfectionists-losers-scott-miller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">win by not losing<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65c8a5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65c8a5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d53bf3d\" data-id=\"d53bf3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef01b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef01b5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It\u2019s Damaging to our Mental Health<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52f2497 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52f2497\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fee79f5\" data-id=\"fee79f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69e936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e69e936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rather than appreciating the world as it is,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.logicallyfallacious.com\/logicalfallacies\/Nirvana-Fallacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perfectionism tells us to discount reality<\/a>\u00a0by comparing it to the \u201cperfect world,\u201d or an impossible standard. That can be extremely damaging to our mental health. Rather than stopping to relax and truly appreciate the world around them, perfectionists are constantly stressing over the imperfections around them.<\/p><p>When they fail to reach impossible standards,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/article\/20180219-toxic-perfectionism-is-on-the-rise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they are forced to adopt a number of defense tactics<\/a>\u00a0to save themselves from embarrassment. They try to push the task to the back of their mind. In the long run, this leads to a heightened level of stress and worry.<\/p><p>It\u2019s no surprise that the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/apps.who.int\/iris\/bitstream\/10665\/254610\/1\/WHO-MSD-MER-2017.2-eng.pdf?ua=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization<\/a>\u00a0links perfectionism with depression, suicidal thoughts, and a number of anxiety disorders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf5f88b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf5f88b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40d94bf\" data-id=\"40d94bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037bef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"037bef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Battle Perfectionism<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b4766a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b4766a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4459a64\" data-id=\"4459a64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89f1b36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89f1b36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now we know the negative impact that perfectionism has on our life, we can work on combatting it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c34c6f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c34c6f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16778c6\" data-id=\"16778c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4cfcfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4cfcfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Stop Ruminating\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9dc0c8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9dc0c8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8573e45\" data-id=\"8573e45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa3342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6aa3342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As we have already identified, most perfectionists are constantly analyzing and overthinking problems, without ever arriving at a solution.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2019\/04\/how-to-manage-your-perfectionism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to writer Rebecca Black<\/a>, ruminating is closely linked with anxiety and is extremely unproductive, so we need to break the cycle.<\/p><p>You can stop dwelling on imperfections by distracting yourself with another cognitively absorbing task. Rather than overthinking or overanalyzing something, once you\u2019ve completed a task, distract yourself with a podcast or go for a walk with a friend. Because, according to Aytekin Tank:<\/p><p><i>\u201cSpending even a short time on a mundane task can get you out of the negative headspace that leads to obsessing over details.\u201d<\/i><\/p><p><strong>Use FocusMe<\/strong><\/p><p>Distracting yourself can be difficult, especially when you\u2019re absorbed by perfectionism. When you\u2019ve completed a digital task: like a University essay or a work report, we recommend using Blocker Software like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/\">FocusMe<\/a>. Once the task is done, you can block it out, which will prevent you from returning to it and dwelling on the details.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3c7ffb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3c7ffb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1afd53b\" data-id=\"1afd53b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c204235 elementor-align-center buttom_home button_margin-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c204235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Try FocusMe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d09a313 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d09a313\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-033b96b\" data-id=\"033b96b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26dc0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f26dc0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Track Your Progress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef315cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef315cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9e472a\" data-id=\"c9e472a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5f9be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f5f9be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Image-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-245900\" alt=\"Track Your Progress\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Image-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Image-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Image-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Image-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Image-3-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Image-3.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55f51fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55f51fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f62638\" data-id=\"0f62638\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e7ec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5e7ec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To overcome perfectionism, you need to fight back against all-or-nothing thinking. Just because something is imperfect, doesn\u2019t mean you have failed. To do so, Black recommends taking a \u201cweekly review\u201d to assess how far you\u2019ve come and the things you have achieved.\u00a0<\/p><p>Even if you\u2019ve fallen short of an impossible standard, by reminding yourself of your progress, you can retrain your mind to focus on the positive, rather than dwelling on the negative.<\/p><p>Better still, doing so will enable you to see how your past failings helped you learn from your mistakes. In doing so, you can slowly view failure as a positive \u2013 an opportunity to learn something new \u2013 rather than a sign that you have failed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-267d5af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"267d5af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0061791\" data-id=\"0061791\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf3c7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eaf3c7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Create a Reason to Move On<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec60ff5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec60ff5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e31b47\" data-id=\"7e31b47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae05cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae05cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given all the time in the world, most of us probably would be perfectionists. We would spend hours on end perfecting that business report or that University essay. But we don\u2019t have all the time in the world, with the deadline fast approaching, we do the best we can in the time available, hand in the finished product and forget about it. As we can\u2019t change it past the due date, dwelling on it would be pointless.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not every aspect of life is like this. But to prevent yourself from re-working something until it\u2019s \u201cperfect\u201d\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maybusch.com\/8-ways-stop-being-perfectionist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you might benefit from creating a self-imposed deadline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Set a timer or pencil in a deadline date in your calendar. Whatever you do, just move on once your allocated time has passed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02eaebe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02eaebe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e185e5\" data-id=\"9e185e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431acbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"431acbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-534a7c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"534a7c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f90195e\" data-id=\"f90195e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90dad0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"90dad0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1511\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1511\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What does the article mean by \u201cperfectionism is a self-sabotaging trait\u201d?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1511\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1511\"><p>Perfectionism becomes self-sabotage when it leads to unhelpful behaviors: setting impossible standards, delaying work due to fear of doing it imperfectly, overthinking, or never feeling good enough. These behaviors actually block progress rather than help.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1512\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1512\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How does perfectionism negatively affect productivity?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1512\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1512\"><ul data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"981\"><li data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"828\"><p data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"828\">It causes <strong data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"692\">productive procrastination<\/strong>: spending too much time on tiny details or assessing what\u2019s \u201cnot perfect\u201d instead of finishing.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"981\"><p data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"981\">It encourages avoidance of challenges: people might avoid taking risk because \u201cif it can\u2019t be perfect, why try.\u201d<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1513\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1513\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is \u201ccognitive inflexibility\u201d and how does it relate to perfectionism?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1513\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1513\"><p>Cognitive inflexibility refers to rigid thinking patterns \u2014 for example, all-or-nothing thinking where things are either perfect or a failure. When you believe only \u201cperfect\u201d counts, you may avoid tasks that you fear you can\u2019t do perfectly.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1514\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1514\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What mental health risks are associated with perfectionism?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1514\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1514\"><p>Perfectionism can lead to elevated stress, anxiety, chronic worry, and dissatisfaction. Research cited in the article also links it to depression, and possibly suicidal thoughts when individuals continuously measure themselves against unachievable standards.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1515\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1515\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can someone recognize they are being too perfectionistic?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1515\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1515\"><p data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1819\">Some signals are:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1820\" data-end=\"2127\"><li data-start=\"1820\" data-end=\"1908\"><p data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1908\">You often rework or overanalyze finished work.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1909\" data-end=\"2025\"><p data-start=\"1911\" data-end=\"2025\">You delay starting tasks because you doubt you\u2019ll meet your high standard.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2026\" data-end=\"2127\"><p data-start=\"2028\" data-end=\"2127\">You feel dissatisfied even when results are objectively good.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1516\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1516\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are some strategies suggested for overcoming perfectionism?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1516\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1516\"><p data-start=\"2134\" data-end=\"2249\">The article recommends several tactics:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2250\" data-end=\"2784\"><li data-start=\"2250\" data-end=\"2409\"><p data-start=\"2252\" data-end=\"2409\"><strong data-start=\"2252\" data-end=\"2272\">Stop ruminating:<\/strong> once a task is done, avoid obsessing over minor imperfections; distract yourself or shift focus.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2410\" data-end=\"2587\"><p data-start=\"2412\" data-end=\"2587\"><strong data-start=\"2412\" data-end=\"2431\">Track progress:<\/strong> perform weekly reviews of what you\u2019ve accomplished to see how you\u2019ve improved vs only focusing on what\u2019s missing.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2588\" data-end=\"2784\"><p data-start=\"2590\" data-end=\"2784\"><strong data-start=\"2590\" data-end=\"2629\">Set reasons to move on \/ deadlines:<\/strong> limit how long you allow yourself to perfect something; once a self-imposed or real deadline passes, move forward.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1517\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1517\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can perfectionism ever have positive effects?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1517\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1517\"><p>Yes, striving for quality and wanting to do one\u2019s best is not by itself bad. It becomes harmful when standards are unrealistic, or when the drive for perfection prevents getting work done or leads to negative mental health outcomes. The article implies the need to distinguish healthy striving vs perfectionistic self-sabotage.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1518\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1518\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the Nirvana Fallacy mentioned in the article?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1518\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1518\"><p>The Nirvana Fallacy is the logical error of assuming that one should reject realistic alternatives or good outcomes simply because they are not perfect. In the context of perfectionism, it\u2019s when people reject or undervalue their achievements because they aren\u2019t flawless.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1519\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1519\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can tools like FocusMe help in reducing perfectionism?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1519\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1519\"><p>FocusMe can help by blocking or limiting access to tasks that encourage over-refinement or reworking, helping prevent repeated revisits to already \u201cdone\u201d tasks. By helping you to \u201cmove on\u201d once something is finished (or deadline is reached), it reduces the opportunity to ruminate or over-polish.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15110\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15110\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What mindset shifts are important to break free from harmful perfectionism?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15110\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15110\"><p data-start=\"4014\" data-end=\"4130\">Some helpful shifts include:<\/p><ul data-start=\"4131\" data-end=\"4514\"><li data-start=\"4131\" data-end=\"4269\"><p data-start=\"4133\" data-end=\"4269\">Viewing <strong data-start=\"4141\" data-end=\"4172\">\u201cimperfection as acceptable<\/strong> \u2014 recognizing that imperfection doesn\u2019t equal failure.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4270\" data-end=\"4399\"><p data-start=\"4272\" data-end=\"4399\">Seeing failure or mistakes as learning opportunities rather than proof of inadequacy.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4400\" data-end=\"4514\"><p data-start=\"4402\" data-end=\"4514\">Focusing on growth and progress rather than achieving an ideal standard<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La recherche de la perfection vous emp\u00eache de donner le meilleur de vous-m\u00eame.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":245895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[77,10,72],"class_list":["post-245887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-productivity","category-health","tag-lifestyle","tag-productivity","tag-stress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}