Perfection is Boring

The goal is not perfection but growth because perfection is boring. Growth, however, is exciting:

• We are never too old to learn and grow unless we decide not to. We will never reach perfection but any small thing making us grow is good – and good enough.
• Growth is not about closing the gap between our current abilities and a nebulous state of perfection. This way of thinking reveals a belief that there is a point at which we cannot grow anymore. That is limiting. On the contrary, growth widens our horizon.
•  Perfection can make us less compassionate with others and ourselves. Motivational speakers and gurus like to say “when you fall, pick yourself up and try again”. Probably more often we just stumble or reach a plateau. Recognizing people who have stumbled take another step, lets us become aware of how the dynamics of growth make it easier to have compassion.