• Good Enough (Perfectly Applied)

  This is a series of blogs posts tagged quality hack. Quality Hack is a phrase I’ve coined to emphasise the importance of focusing on delivering “good enough” software, and embracing the cult of imperfection. If you wish to contribute a post, contact me either on twitter, by comment below, or email me@annemariecharrett.com Recovering Perfectionist I’m a recovering perfectionist. For instance, it took me an hour to think and rewrite that first sentence. Why recovering? I’m a perfectionist and I’m aware that this isn’t always healthy. For me, perfectionism is less about ‘being perfect’ and more about ‘being in control’. Its my attempt to make everything work out the way I want. And while perfection can help us achieve a great deal and complete work we are proud of, it can come at a great cost. Aiming for perfection is not great for anyone’s mental health. I’m my own worst critic and an expert at identifying how I screwed up on this or that. Focusing on what is not, rather than what could be. Perfectionism can be poison in relationships too. With high and unreasonable expectations comes inevitable fall out creating distance between those you love. Work wise it can be a problem too. A perfectionist doesn’t stop at good enough leading to stress, high anxiety and burnout. There’s benefits to being a perfectionist. It helps me achieve my goals, giving me clarity. It encourages me to continue, even when the outlook is grim. As a recovering perfectionist I know I[…]

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