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Why you can't see your own good work

My boss says my work is great but I can only see everything I could have done better and I stay late fixing things no one asked me to fix.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The perfectionist mind filters out evidence of adequacy and amplifies perceived flaws.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Perfectionism and time?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.