So... my plan was to write a technical article every other day and then randomly some thoughts. Alright but... there is life happening, too, with its demands. I got plenty of tasks done today. I am actually rather satisfied with my results, however, I also wanted to write an article about Linux. And I started. I have a paragraph and some random sentences that will become the rest of the article. But...
Well, time is a limiting factor. It's past midnight here where I live. My Linux article is still unfinished. What to do? Well, I could do some rambling, have a new article just for the sake of having written something (greed speaking here). Or I could stay up late and get my proper article ready. Then I can go to bed and be ready for the next day.
Well... I tried. And I failed. Putting boundaries is not easy, especially when you have this horrible trait called perfectionism. I don't understand why some people value it. It's a negative trait - one that makes you appear very capable yet at the cost of your own sanity and often your health. From the outside it appears that everything is fine but inside there's unrest that can easily explode and turn into burnout. That's a sad outcome, yet it happens way too often.
I'm disappointed with myself regarding the article but I thought that at least I should pour out my thoughts to the world.
How do you relate to perfectionism? Do you deal with this curse (uuum, trait)? What do you do when your inner voice starts shouting that you're not good enough?
(my Linux article is on the way but tomorrow)
It is good to share our thoughts when we need to share them. I am unfortunately a perfectionist. I always try to make everything I do perfect and then I feel bad when it’s not possible.