18 January 2012

Confession #1: Realistic Perfectionist

Bismillah

Confession #1: I am a realistic perfectionist.

So OK. I coined the term myself and I did try to Google and see if there is any other way of explaining what I meant and couldn't find anything. So my own opinion of what a realistic perfectionist is that we choose when to be a perfectionist based on our situations.
In my case, I'm a perfectionist only when it suits me.


Case 1: Assignments
During assignments, if I have a lot of free time, I'll be very strict about the content of my work. From the content, to the fonts, to the language and even to the extent of the design of the project.
If the due date is near, I normally just copy paste and pray for the best.

Case 2: Cleanliness and Organisation

When I'm free, I arrange my things and keep my room clean. To the point, I arrange my shoes, my pencils, my undergarments, my clothes, my books. Technically I'd arrange everything. I'd sometimes even arrange other people's things. I remember once I was cleaning the kitchen and I even washed the chairs.
When I'm busy, the room will look like a tornado passed through.

Case 3: Money Management

When I'm broke, I keep tight surveillance on the whereabouts of my cash and where they run off to. I take note of all my expenditures to the point I even bring a note book everywhere I go just to jot down what I bought.
When I'm rich, who cares!

Case 4: Gardening
When I'm free and in the mood, I go all out on my garden (my parents garden actually). I weed, I sweep, I cut and I even plant. Sometimes I weed all morning and sometimes I even take out the parang to hack of some branches.
When I'm lazy, grow weeds! GROW!

That's all I can think of now. Some of my friends call me an idiotic perfectionist because when I'm in my perfectionist mood, I go all out to the point of idiocy.
So what will I confess next.... Any recommendations?

Alhamdulillah

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