“Consistency is more important than quality”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I heard this from Podcast "Not Overthinking" (by Ali & Taimur Abdaal, episode "Why do we struggle with consistency?09APR2019" ) this week, and it has been a great wake-call for me.
I have always been struggling with consistency in many aspects of life. And my perfectionist mindset is the main cause of it. Whenever I have the idea of "impressing others by my high-quality work", I go on the same loop:
1) the first time, I spend too much effort perfecting everything;
2) the second time, I procrastinate a lot because of how stressed I was feeling (an internal battle of do not want to put so much effort as last time, yet I want high-quality outcomes)
3) eventually, I give up on things because I worry that I cannot deliver good quality work / it is too much effort to do.
For the things I did not expect myself to do well in, like Python learning, I have managed to be very consistent without trying to be. This process is enjoyable and stress-free as well.
Maybe the key to consistency is to throw away the perfectionist attitude and enjoy what we do.
