The idea was to write an article about 1000 words, but my #perfectionism got the best of me, and I ended up with a 5000 word article with about 30 unique #comic illustrations.
1.) progress on #sewing these napkins so I can move on to more fun things;
2.) progress in refining my marking/cutting methods (which involve a 72” construction ruler, adjustable construction square, numerous quilting rulers, electric fabric cutter, etc.); but mostly,
3.) progress in learning to ”let things go,” not being so picky and not leting obsessive #perfectionism sabotage the very little usable time that my health allows. @sewing
I've been asking myself a lot of big questions and doing a lot of introspection into my #neurodiversity and #cptsd and wooooo boy did I not realize the definitions I thought for a lot of things were actually backwards.
Like I always thought things like '#perfectionism' was about trying to be perfect in every aspect in your life but it's the opposite: You refuse to allow yourself to fail. To not be good at things right away. To not take 'better than last time' as enough.
This is a cliche. Cliches are boring. This one remains true though, and important.
"Perfect is the enemy of the good."
The criticism that what you are fighting for will never be perfect misses the point. The point is to make things better by one Act of Resistance at a time. Inch by inch its a cinch.
@soc_i_ety speaking of "perfectionism": someone shared this article with me recently. It's changed how I see myself & the way we talk to one another.
WlI wish I'd read it sooner.
Next best thing is: passing it on :-)
It makes a link between white-supremacy & perfectionism in our culture.
"The movement seeks uniformity because uniformity & purity feel safe. This, too, is the language of trauma."