4 powerful tips to overcome perfectionism and be more productive
‘What’s the next thing that’s going to kill us?’
“Don’t visualize success. Have an idea of what perfection might be but then as soon as you start thinking about where you wanna end up, start visualizing what is the most probable thing to go wrong… and then start getting ready for that to happen. Because things always go wrong, that’s life”
Chris Hadfield
The above quote was a statement made by famous astronaut and amateur rock star, Col. Chris Hadfield. According to Chris, the risk involved with being an astronaut is so high there’s a need for laser precision and insane focus.
Astronaut, I believe, is the career that requires the highest level of precision and perfectionism. There are thousands of people checking and cross-checking each part of every piece of the machinery that is used to carry out tasks to ensure its optimal functioning and maximum precision. Any slight error may lead to devastating consequences. The best thing to do is to be highly prepared. “You need to know the boldface, the actions that are absolutely critical to survival — so called because in our training manuals, they’re written in boldfaced capital letters.” He wrote in his book An Astronauts Guide to Life on Earth.
