Stop trying to be perfect — a practical guide to self-improvement
There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ plan
We’re constantly given new advice on how to improve our lives. Meditate. Exercise. Get a hobby. Fast. Everything you do, from what you eat to how you spend your free time, seems like it can be optimized.
Especially in the tech world, we’re constantly striving toward making things better, ourselves included.
It’s no secret that running a startup changes your life. You want to make your company the best it can be: the most efficient, the most innovative, the market leader. It’s not surprising that the drive to improve bleeds into the rest of your life.
But, self-improvement as a goal is ineffective. Are we trying to be perfect? And who defines what perfect is? It’s so vague as to be unattainable.
What if intermittent fasting makes you irritable? What if trying to fit one more thing in your day causes more stress than meditation alleviates? What if you hate kale? What if the “best” way to do things isn’t the best way for you?
If a goal is unachievable, what’s the point in working towards it?
It’s true. We’ll never reach perfection. At no point will we say, “I’ve reached the peak of…
