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Over the years, I’ve worked with people who grind towards perfection, only to be stress-ridden and still disappointed in the end results.
The Wall Street Journal recently wrote about a better approach – aiming for 85% completion vs. 100%. Some research and many expert’s observations have discovered that striving for 85% produces better overall results.
Many perfectionists don’t realize that the effort it takes to achieve the final 15% is often the hardest and has a diminishing return on time invested.
Galatians 5:1 says, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
Perfection results in fear and anxiety and creates a heavy burden. Excellence is more freeing. Consider 85% as your new standard.
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