Perfectionism can be a great ally when it comes to delivering quality work and service. Having this trait, however, can put you into a bad spot especially when things go south, because the perfectionist, in response to chaos, begin to ratchet up the perfectness.
But when there’s too much to make perfect, rigidity sets in, and the soul hardens. The perfectionist tries to disguise this, because they can’t appear vexed; happy and unbreakable are the hidden creeds of perfectionism. Meanwhile, vulnerability and flexibility keep knocking on the door of the perfectionist’s life. All in all, a recipe—you might even say a "perfect" recipe—for burnout. At least it was for me [Anthony T. DeBenedet].
When DeBenedet decided to explore spontaneity, he found out that this led to fun experiences.
But as I gathered more data, I also noticed something that I didn’t expect to find: spontaneity often reveals itself to us as psychological flexibility.
DeBenedet encourages us to be psychologically flexible, and he gives us two tips on how we can achieve this flexibility. Check out his article over at Psychology Today.
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