Perfectionism is an imprisoning mindset that hinders progress by preventing action before one feels ready.

“perfectionism is one of the things that causes procrastination and especially as we set out to quit and start the new thing you hear it all the time”

Perfectionism is a mechanism rooted in fear that creates the illusion of control while actually preventing progress.

“I think the should is the language of perfectionism. And you know it's the idea that everything needs to be perfect because we're afraid. And one thing that we do to try to counter this fear is have control. So it should become the language perfectionism.”

Jessica Alba believes that perfectionism is often used as a justification to avoid taking action.

“I would say that often times that's used as an excuse to not actually do anything because you're constantly tweaking something before you um just do it.”

One should start their projects even if they are not perfectly ready, as perfectionism is a barrier to making progress.

“And I think that's the biggest thing we all get into our heads is this perfection idea. And with the second I stopped thinking about that or caring about it, we just launched the page and it just started to organically grow.”

Perfectionism in creative work creates a barrier that prevents a creator from publishing content.

“I feel like when you hold yourself to a certain standard sometimes, especially in creative work, it's hard to just get your work out there. You want to make it perfect.”

Perfectionism is an ingrained personality style stemming from a core belief of being flawed or defective, driving individuals to try to appear perfect to gain worth and belonging.

“perfectionism is kind of a deeply ingrained personality style uh that people use to kind of navigate their path through life. Um, so we talk about it as a way of being in the world and um it's it's kind of the sense that at the core I'm not enough.”

He defines neurotic perfectionism as a dysfunctional state where a person becomes a prisoner to their environment and the pursuit of order.

“And then there's neurotic perfectionism, which is the point at which it becomes exhausting, dysfunctional, you you become a prisoner to your environment and the order and everything that's there.”

Perfectionism is a toxic and unattainable myth that drives people toward unhealthy coping behaviors when they inevitably fail to meet impossible standards.

“perfectionism is toxic it is literally one of the most toxic things that you can suffer from”

Perfectionism creates a damaging cycle of self-blame where individuals believe they are broken and constantly failing to meet impossible religious standards.

“I don't want them to feel like they're ever broken because they're not. I that is one thing that I have seen since leaving is the church teaches you that you are broken and that they have the answer to your to for you and they will fix you as long as you do what you're told.”