Taking a moment this week to look at something that hits us all, and affects our work. Perfection. Somewhere along the lines, we all want the perfect solution, the perfect answer, the perfect response. We strive to make no mistakes, see everything, and expect our solutions to do the same. There is nothing wrong with this as long as you keep perspective, otherwise this contributes to the mental health and stress crises that we see.
Think of this, the imperfections in the world are what allow us to strive forward. Without the mistakes, the imperfections, we would be living in a static, boring society. There would be no reason for us to worry about security, since it would already be perfect. There would also be nothing to learn from. See mistakes are fine, as long as you learn something from them. What we deem as failures are learning experiences and chances to move forward. We have to learn not to over stress ourselves about these things. The more we stress out the less efficient our minds become and the more we start feeling like imposters.
Maybe it is jsut time for all of us to take a step back. Maybe take a step forward. Then a step back, and another step forward and Cha-Cha our way. It would be a lot more fun and we won’t lose sight of the simple things hopefully.