3540: Give Perfectionism Its Walking Papers: Five Reasons You Should Be Willing to Make Mistakes by Laura Stack

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🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3540: True productivity doesn’t come from perfectionism, it comes from being willing to make mistakes. Laura Stack explores five powerful reasons why mistakes can lead to unexpected discoveries, unlock creativity, and fuel personal and professional growth. By embracing imperfection, you’ll unlock more potential than any perfectionist ever could. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2017/12/give-perfectionism-its-walking-papers-five-reasons-you-should-be-willing-to-make-mistakes/ Quotes to ponder: "A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing." "Mistakes close off dead ends. Just because you’ve made a mistake doesn’t mean you’ve failed." "Take chances, make mistakes, get messy!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.6	This is optimal living daily. Give perfectionism its walking papers. Five reasons you should be willing
0:37.2	to make mistakes.
0:38.3	By Laura Stack of the ProductivityPro.com.
0:41.5	And I'm Justin Mollick, your host and narrator.
0:44.1	And we're going to jump right into it today as we optimize your life.
0:51.5	Give perfectionism its walking papers.
0:56.8	Five reasons you should be willing to make mistakes by Laura Stack of the ProductivityPro.com.
1:01.0	Quote, a life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent
1:08.3	doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw, British playwright.
1:12.8	One of the first productivity concepts we all learn is to avoid perfectionism,
1:17.6	and most of us do make the attempt.
1:20.1	Even so, it's an insidious habit, one reinforced rather than overridden by many leaders.
1:26.7	Often your managers want you to get things right the first time, ASAP, so they can show
1:31.3	impressive results to their managers.
1:33.8	But true perfectionism kills efficiency, it slows you down and doesn't conform to reality.
1:40.0	You can never plan for everything.
1:42.4	While I'm not a big fan of the good enough for government work concept,
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