Jonathan Acuff

The sneakiest obstacle to meeting your goals is not laziness, but perfectionism. We're our own worst critics, and if it looks like we're not going to do something right, we prefer not to do it at all. That's why we're most likely to quit on day two, "the day after perfect"--when our results almost always underperform our aspirations. The strategies in this book are counterintuitive and might feel like cheating. But they're based on studies conducted by a university researcher with hundreds of participants. You might not guess that having more fun, eliminating your secret rules, and choosing something to bomb intentionally works. But the data says otherwise.

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sooooo true and so in desperate need to be considered and practiced from so many of us!

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«Just say no. No long explanation. No apology. No justification. No.

And remember, if someone gets mad at you for saying no, they just confirmed you were supposed to say that in the first place.»

«Failing to recognize what is “fun” or motivating is a big part of why goals often fail.»

«At the core, perfectionism is a desperate attempt to live up to impossible standards.»

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