Does Perfectionism Really “Kill” Creativity? If So, What’s the Alternative?
The Bulletproof Musician
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Pursuing excellence is better, or at least healthier, than pursuing perfection. But you might be hard pressed to convince a perfectionist that excellence is good enough. Good perfectionis being where you maintain high standards and strive to meet those standards. Bad perfectionism focuses on avoiding mistakes and worrying about what other people will think of you if you mess up. There are some studies which suggest that athletes who are high in perfectionistic strivings do tend to perform poorly against lower achievers.
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