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“In other words, perfectionists use procrastination as a way of surviving struggle, challenge and failure without the inevitable emotional damage. But eventually, they’re just damaged by the passage of time.”
― Thomas Curran, The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough

“-¿Y de que le sirve a un hombre ser honrado, tener justicia?
-De nada, si los encargados de administrarla son jueces venales. En estos tiempos el más pícaro es el más dichoso y mejor considerado.”
― Lucila Gamero de Medina, Blanca Olmedo

“Contrary to Nietzsche’s famous maxim, perfectionists aren’t strengthened in the trying times. They’re weakened. Left untreated, repeated knockdowns so injure perfectionists’ self-esteem that they begin to feel helpless, and in extreme cases like mine, hopeless. No wonder perfectionism is so enormously damaging. ‘There’s this assumption that perfectionism means we’re more resilient,’ Paul told me. ‘But actually, perfectionism is the opposite of resilience – anti-resilience – if you will. It makes people extremely insecure, self-conscious and vulnerable to even the smallest hassles. If you don’t seek help, it’s easy to see how that vulnerability creates substantial, deep-rooted and enduring distress.”
― Thomas Curran, The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough

“Is that impossible version of me really worth living in fear for?”
― Thomas Curran, The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough