Freedomain Radio - The Perils of Perfectionism

The "perfect" is the enemy of the "good" - how to free yourself from fears of criticism...
(Sorry a few seconds of audio is missing from 33-36 seconds. Ironically enough, a video on the perils of perfectionism is itself imperfect! ;)

The words missing are "...in any way shape or form be criticized for the gap between..."

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[smackay91]

On the whole, this was a very well done video. I agree with most of your conclusions even if your argument has faults. 5 stars.

[stefbot]

Thank you for your interesting arguments and kind rating! :)

[AdEthos]

There is intelligent life on YouTube! YAY!

[stefbot]

haha thanks!

[gmgauthi]

So... um.... where's the video on procrastination? HAHAHAHA :D

[stefbot]

oh yeah, right, it's on the list... :)

[woutvsas]

Thnx for the video very interesting and helpfull. I think almost everybody in our western society is an perfectionist. (supposed) Perfectionisme is projected all around us, tv, adverts, etc...... Almost everybody grows up with a tv. Everybody picks his own perfectionist or bits from other diffrent people, tv teaches you or should i say indoctrinates.

[jonaskoelker]

I look forward to any video podcast about n-dimensional logic trees :-)

[vtran31]

@stefbot but it is literally impossible to accomplish or act towards perfectionism in anything!

[straker2]

I've watched this twice now and I think it's the best video about communication and success that I've ever seen in my life. I think I know why logic and perfectionism is a waste of time. Whenever someone writes a story or makes a film where, say, the ending, makes no sense at all, is totally bonkers, people spend years writing essays and analytical articles about what it supposedly means. Hamlet hesitates to kill his Uncle...why? It's never explained properly and people are obsessed by it!

[straker2]

It's true that Shakeapeare had a higher vocabulary than that used in the King James Bible. However, he only wrote 37 plays. Probably a third of his plays are commonly produced. About a dozen.

[ThusIsBrad]

@lFlash4

My question was about your straw man comment. Did you write a book about your straw man comment?

[lFlash4]

@ThusIsBrad I am fallible and will make mistakes if i attempt to explain... sorry perhaps you should read a comprehensive book on the subject if you wish to understand.

[ThusIsBrad]

@lFlash4

What is the perfect explanation of how perfectionists think?

[ThusIsBrad]

LMAO DON'T DROP THE JUICE!!!

[lFlash4]

straw man; perfectionists don't really see the world like that

[CellPhoneMern]

I´m extremely guilty of perfectionism, yet I´ve always seen it as using cheats in video games. You eventually end up winning everything, killing everyone, and just steamrolling through content...taking away the challenges and making it boring.