Best Of Yesel Yoon's "Letting Go of Perfectionism"
Here is a selection of memorable quotes from Letting Go of Perfectionism: Stop Striving and Start Living by Yesel Yoon, PhD Our fear of things possibly being imperfect gets in the way of growing. To grow, we must accept that there will be some uncomfortable moments. We need to learn to trust that we can move through them and that what's on the other side is worth the risk. p.113 Let's say you're starting to reach a point where you're into this whole idea of good enough. But what does that actually mean in practice? It means moving it a step further into the realm of taking some risks and becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable. When we're willing to grow outside of perfectionistic bounds, there are inherently some risks we’re going to take and uncertainty to be had. Building emotional resilience will help with our ability to tolerate risk, mistakes and uncertainty. p.110 No one wrote a perfect piece of music or novel in one sitting without having revised it o...
