Working on my thesis research proposal has been quite the journey, and not always in the direction I would have chosen. A personal revelation that struck me during the process is the tight and rather vexing relationship between perfectionism, procrastination, and paralysis.
It’s often said that the perfect is the enemy of the good. In my quest for the ‘just right’ words to articulate my thoughts, I found this saying to be glaringly accurate.
So very true, I must say that there probably is also some cultural bias here. I can imagine that in a country where you have to fear being laid off based on a mistake makes it hard to take a step back. From my experience I have never worked in such an environment, it would seem like a very unhealthy environment to me. Do you have such an experience?
Yes I do have that kind of experience, also while working in a leadership position. They don't openly tell you, but you know. So it becomes very hard to talk about mistakes in general. But they happen of course. And I feel like this kind of "management behaviour" has increased in recent years. But that's a different topic :)
Thanks for sharing. Over here there is an active movement toward a more mentally healthy approach to work. It will take a long while to fully get there I would say, but at least it is a start.