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Perfectionism can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, it can drive you to operate with a high level of excellence and achieve great results. However, it can also lead to feelings of inadequacy and a constant sense of not measuring up, even when you've accomplished something exceptional. Perfectionism often stems from obsessive-compulsive thinking and over-analyzing, which can create unnecessary problems or amplify existing ones. This mindset can be especially challenging for high achievers, as they continue striving for excellence but find it difficult to feel satisfied with their accomplishments. Ultimately, the quest for perfection can lead to overthinking, over-analysis, and feelings of depression or helplessness. It's important to remind yourself that happiness should be the top priority and not to outsource it to external factors. Striving for excellence is commendable, but it's equally important to find contentment and satisfaction in your accomplishments.

The Secret to Happiness with Robert Mack

It's again , it's a gift and a curse , right ? Because of the perfectionism , you operate with a certain level of excellence , but at the same time , you , you still feel inadequate , even though you're doing exceptionally well , you just nailed it . That's absolutely right .

The Secret to Happiness with Robert Mack

Uh you can do that with athletes , you see that with artists , you can do it with entrepreneurs and business people um with all people . So yeah , perfectionism uh looks like a good thing on the surface often . But when you dig deep enough , you find out very quickly that it gets in the way way of actually better performance .

The Secret to Happiness with Robert Mack

Yeah . You know , the perfectionism , I know so many people struggle with , um especially people who are high achievers , right ? It's again , it's a gift and a curse , right ?

The Secret to Happiness with Robert Mack

Yeah . So many things , you know , um really one thing ultimately , but it was , you know , sort of perfectionism . I was an empath , you know , I had an incredibly loving supportive family .

The Secret to Happiness with Robert Mack

My nervous system was always felt like it was wired pretty high . Um But ultimately , at the end of the day , what it really was was an obsessive compulsive thinking and over analytical mind that just made a problem out of everything and really good at solving problems was also really good at finding problems and creating problems . So at the end of the game is really over .