I thought #8 was interesting:

8. Get it wrong the first time.

Bon Temps at Le Bon Temps Roule offers this tip as a way to get last-minute projects and other time-consumers out of the way so you can get on with your life. The idea is to give yourself a set amount of time — say, an hour — to do the job, no matter how poorly. Let go of your perfectionism and just do as well as you can in the set time. You may have to go back and fix it up — but you’ll be charged up by knowing the “heavy lifting” is already done. Plus, by forcing yourself to cram the whole job into a short time period, you’ll give yourself a more “global” view that might help you see things you wouldn’t have otherwise. Obviously, this isn’t going to apply to every situation — if your boss comes to you with a last-minute report that has to be generated, this will work great; if your boss asks you to fill in for the other neurosurgeon, who got caught in traffic, a little perfectionism is probably in order.

It’s something I probably ought to take note of, as I’ve written before about my raging case of perfectionism paralysis. I’m bad about not starting something if I don’t think the conditions are right or I don’t think I can do it perfectly. As a result, my undone “to-do” list weighs heavily on my mind and that stress tends to come home with me.

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