A Checklist for a perfectionist and procrastinate

Though there are so many factors causing my procrastination, perfectionism is one of the primary reasons I find it difficult to start doing it.

We have so many decisions to make during the day; perfectionism makes me hesitate and consumes energy in my brain. Therefore, I have this pre-programming procedure to make my life easier and try to spend more time doing actual work.

Principle

• Less is more
• time values most
• Do not let perfectionism stop you from achieving. Complete » perfection

Action and pre-plan

• When choosing from two items, choose the right (hand) one. （👏 homophonic puns）
• Follow a routine. Take coffee, for example; if I need energy or cannot pee conveniently, I pick a latte; otherwise, I like an Americano.
  • What if I try something different? I have Exploring Friday, which is the day I will try something different.
  • My partner tends to try new flavours of drinks and snacks; then, I stay in my comfort zone to hedge the risk.
• Timing box method
  • When writing， as my thoughts and ideas span, it is a scope creeping.
    • Also, check the spelling and grammar after writing rather than while doing writing.s
• When so many software offering similar functions, choose
  • The most popular one
  • Just enough
    • Knowing what I need
      • Key features I care
    • Be wary of the traps of all-in-one, such as higher learning curves, flashy features, etc.
• Routines and schema
  • such as PARA files/folders

Reasons why I want to be perfect

• I want to produce high-quality outcomes.
• Information. I want to get more information and try to make the best practice, but searching for information distracts me.
• Loss aversion.
  • I want to save money but sometimes spend more time.
  • I want to take advantage of a product/software while spending more time on rarely used features.