Daily Stoic Entry #221: Where Is Perfectionism Holding Me Back?

August 10th, 2022

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Morning Reflection:

Pretty much everywhere hah! It comes and goes depending on the context, but I'm especially guilty of it in dating and personal development. Still, I feel it's a bit of a remnant of previous damage done and still a sticky feeling of not feeling good enough for anything or anyone. Ironically when you don't feel good enough or a girl is out of your league, you are right. Because it's a self-sabotaging belief. You'll get there I'm sure, don't worry too much about it. You do that too much anyway. You and life are not a problem to fix or solve, just be.

Evening Reflection:

I suspect it causes me to become very indecisive, there's no perfect plan, hobby, workout, past-time, job, side-hustle, or holiday. But drowning yourself in ideas and options trying to figure out which is best in the moment is ultimately a frustrating and fruitless endeavor.

Title prompts are taken from The Daily Stoic Journal by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman.