To me, being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there. It's not about winning. It's about you and your relationship to yourself and your family and your friends.
Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye and know that you didn't let them down, because you told them the truth. And that truth is that you did everything that you could. There wasn't one more thing that you could've done.
I think this counts for every kind of team, but also for your self image.
Striving for perfection is one thing, being bummed out because you think other people are more perfect is another thing, and can be very destructive.
Great useful post!
make (something) completely free from faults or defects, or as close to such a condition as possible.
As a noun:
having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.
Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye and know that you didn't let them down, because you told them the truth.
I suppose that the definition of "perfect" as a noun could relate to the quote.
There's something that bothers me about the quote though:
So you told your friends and family you did everything you could.
Isn't "everything you could" on the way to completion filled with mistakes and regrets?
How does that === perfect?
It's more like you're admitting you did all you could. You're being perfectly honest, rather, not perfect.
Striving for perfection is also very destructive because you have an expectation and definition of what is "perfection". If the mindset isn't right, it may be overwhelming. It may make the situation absolutely hopeless.
The definitions you found seem to be "perfect". ;)
But so is coach Gaines in Friday Night Lights (2004). Consider the addition in the verb definition: "or as close to such a condition as possible". This addition makes "perfection" a reachable goal. And that's what coach Gaines is getting at.
When one is striving for perfection it is indeed necessary to have healthy expectations and a healthy mindset. That starts with understanding wat perfection actually means. When that is understood, striving for perfection is not destructive as all. On the contrary. When not striving for perfection, one would be selling themselves and others short because chances and opportunities are intentionally not seized. Actually, in that sense, not striving for perfection would probably be far more destructive than striving for perfection.
So, when doing something, it should be done in the best way possible, with the best intentions and with all the available knowledge known at that time. Don't ever omit anything that can be done to reach a goal, because that would come down to laziness or even negligence. And considering perfection in relationships (in the broadest sense): if someone is worth knowing, they are worth knowing well.
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To me, being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there. It's not about winning. It's about you and your relationship to yourself and your family and your friends.
Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye and know that you didn't let them down, because you told them the truth. And that truth is that you did everything that you could. There wasn't one more thing that you could've done.
Coach Gaines, Friday Night Lights (2004)
I think this counts for every kind of team, but also for your self image.
Striving for perfection is one thing, being bummed out because you think other people are more perfect is another thing, and can be very destructive.
Great useful post!
I found these definitions of "perfect":
As a verb:
As a noun:
I suppose that the definition of "perfect" as a noun could relate to the quote.
There's something that bothers me about the quote though:
So you told your friends and family you did everything you could.
Isn't "everything you could" on the way to completion filled with mistakes and regrets?
How does that === perfect?
It's more like you're admitting you did all you could. You're being perfectly honest, rather, not perfect.
Striving for perfection is also very destructive because you have an expectation and definition of what is "perfection". If the mindset isn't right, it may be overwhelming. It may make the situation absolutely hopeless.
The definitions you found seem to be "perfect". ;)
But so is coach Gaines in Friday Night Lights (2004). Consider the addition in the verb definition: "or as close to such a condition as possible". This addition makes "perfection" a reachable goal. And that's what coach Gaines is getting at.
When one is striving for perfection it is indeed necessary to have healthy expectations and a healthy mindset. That starts with understanding wat perfection actually means. When that is understood, striving for perfection is not destructive as all. On the contrary. When not striving for perfection, one would be selling themselves and others short because chances and opportunities are intentionally not seized. Actually, in that sense, not striving for perfection would probably be far more destructive than striving for perfection.
So, when doing something, it should be done in the best way possible, with the best intentions and with all the available knowledge known at that time. Don't ever omit anything that can be done to reach a goal, because that would come down to laziness or even negligence. And considering perfection in relationships (in the broadest sense): if someone is worth knowing, they are worth knowing well.