Perfectionism

I’d like to improve my writing skills, so I recently borrowed a book digitally from my local library (support your local library!!!) called Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott. Some of it is … problematic, but overall, I have found it to be helpful (so far).

One chapter of this book is called “Perfectionism,” and its opening was so direct and impactful that I actually made the effort to digitally highlight it. Here’s some food for thought for another Friday:

Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people.

[…] Perfectionism means that you try desperately not to leave so much mess to clean up. But clutter and mess show us that life is being lived.

-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

Heading off to live this weekend with a little clutter and mess.