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0Say Goodbye to Perfectionism
Hey, everyone. It’s Mia. Today's Sunday. Welcome to Mia’s English Notebook.
Recently, I've been considering trying to upload my first podcast. However, I still didn’t start yet, because I always thought I wasn’t ready to begin or it wasn’t the perfect time to begin.
Many random thoughts were lingering in my mind. For instance, I was wondering whether the content and direction of my podcast were attractive; I wanted to know if the picture cover seemed professional; I doubted if I could express myself accurately in English. Besides, I concentrated on comparing different voice recorders. I required myself to get 100 points, so I feared starting a challenging thing. I didn’t dare to face the 80 points I would get if there would be imperfections.
I was waiting for “the perfect time” all the time. But did it exist? It did not. It was an object that I imagined in my mind. It was not real.
When I noticed that perfectionism was preventing me from attempting, adjusting, and making progress, I told myself it was time to change, or I would lose more.
Furthermore, once I didn’t pay attention to perfectionism excessively, I got free and achieved more. For example, I did yoga almost every day even if sometimes I didn’t reach my goal-- over 30 minutes; I jotted down some ideas about pursuing perfectionism even though it was only an outline instead of specific content; also, I signed in a podcast account to upload the first one.
On the other hand, not pursuing perfectionism didn’t mean I wasn’t earnest about what I was doing. I never set obstacles before starting; instead, I would take the initiative to think, carry out, reflect from various angles, adjust actively, and keep going. I would be happy with the 80 points I accomplished and never be sad about the 20 points I failed to get.
Therefore, now I am here. Please allow me to introduce myself briefly. I am Mia. In the following days, I will share with you guys some BOOKS, MOVIES, LEARNING, IDEAS, THOUGHTS, and so on. If you have any good suggestions or ideas, please do not hesitate to contact me. Hope you guys enjoy this episode. Thank you for listening. I’ll see you back here soon.
《告别完美主义》
大家好，我是Mia。今天周日，欢迎大家收听我的播客。
最近我一直想着开通自己的播客。但是一直未执行，因为我总是觉得自己还没准备好，又或者觉得得等一个完美的时机。
有很多想法和担心。比如，播客的定位和内容有没有吸引力，封面设计专不专业，自己能不能用英语准确表达内容呢？而且，自己也在攻略录音设备。我要求自己取得100分，所以一直不敢开始，担心不够完美。
我就一直在等所谓的完美时机。但是它根本不存在啊。它只不过是我幻想出来的产物，并不真实存在。
当我意识到“完美主义”正在阻止我尝试、调整和进步时，我告诉自己是时候做出改变了，否则会失去更多。
当我不再过度追寻“完美主义”时，我发现我自由了，并且做到了更多事情。比如，我几乎每天都做了瑜伽，虽然有时候达不到预设目标——运动时间超过30分钟。我匆匆写下关于追求“完美主义”的想法，哪怕只是一个大纲而不是具体内容。而且我开通了播客账号，正准备着上传自己的第一期播客。
另一方面，不追求“完美主义”并不意味着不再认真做事，而是说我不再在一件事还未开始时就给自己设置障碍了。相反，我会更主动地思考，行动，反思，调整，然后继续前行。我会因为得到的80分感到开心，不会再因为没有得到的20分感到难过了。
因此，我们在这里见面了。之后呢，我将会在这里用英语和大家分享一些书籍，影视，学习，所思所想等等。如果大家有什么好的建议或想法，直接联系我就好啦。希望大家喜欢这期播客。感谢聆听，下期见！
