Are you a perfectionist?
When you notice a mistake in a post, do you leave it, point out said mistake in a new post & laugh about it….?
Or are you like me: You try to fix it before anyone notices?
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Being a new-b I don’t dare overstep by boundries. But if I notice a mistake and its not mine, I would leave it even though it would bother me.
I am a recovering perfectionist.
Yes. I dope-slap myself regularly for such things.
I swear daily that I will no longer react to the “Him and me went to this concert,” or curiously, “This is between you and I,” or the bizarre overuse of misspelled “definitely.” I do really well until about 10:45. Then it’s a struggle. Sometimes the dark side wins.
@marinelife; Would you, perhaps, be my sponsor and person to contact when temptation rears its (or is it it’s) ugly head?
I’m a perfectionist in many things. I just corrected myself in another post.
I wish I could let more go because, too often, it just doesn’t matter that much and the stress isn’t worth it.
@gailcalled I was pointing out that I am recovering, but not there yet.
For things that really matter I’m a 98% perfectionist. Otherwise I stick to the 80/20 rule, which means that 20% of my effort already accomplishes 80% of the result. A good example for the latter is answering this very Fluther question. I did not spend more than 60 seconds which included thinking, writing and a very quick spell and grammar check.
I hope my answer is good enough.
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