Pragmatism and perfectionism

Perfectionism is ruining our motivation to our work. It is because when we try to make our work perfect, we easily get frustrated when we miss a task or when our day doesn't go as well as we planned, that will leads us to procrastination.

Instead of focusing on flawless progress or results...

• Fixing things is empowering. Our confidence increases or decreases based on our ability to make progress. 
• Any progress builds momentum (and your mood): No matter how small the task is, crossing it off your to-do list gives you a boost of momentum and enhances your mood...

Too many of us expect a future event (“I’ll be happy when I get that promotion”) to make us happy, instead of looking more deeply into the real causes of our unhappiness. 

If you don’t fix what’s going on inside, no external event or item is going to make you happy, no matter how much yo...