killamch89 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 When I was younger - absolutely, If I did something and it didn't come out how the way I wanted, I'd heavily criticize myself but over the years, I've learned to just accept that because I'm imperfect, nothing I do will ever be "perfect". Are you a perfectionist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 8 hours ago, killamch89 said: When I was younger - absolutely, If I did something and it didn't come out how the way I wanted, I'd heavily criticize myself but over the years, I've learned to just accept that because I'm imperfect, nothing I do will ever be "perfect". Are you a perfectionist? You didn't need the word "how" in your post. You also didn't need to capitalize the letter "I" in the word "if" as you weren't starting a new sentence. I'm just poking fun at you, but it's meant to show that I'm a perfectionist. When I screw something up, it drives me nuts. Short trip, I know. killamch89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 13 hours ago, The Blackangel said: You didn't need the word "how" in your post. You also didn't need to capitalize the letter "I" in the word "if" as you weren't starting a new sentence. I'm just poking fun at you, but it's meant to show that I'm a perfectionist. When I screw something up, it drives me nuts. Short trip, I know. I realized lol. I used to be like that until I learned to relax and just not make it a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Strong no. I embrace mistakes and imperfections. ...with the exception of typos. Even when it comes to text messages you will see say something lke: *like (just as an example). I have poor penmanship and most of my tasks are done with the best effort I can give at the moment when I finished the task, not necessarily with perfection. I find that it's too stressful to place such high standards on myself and everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, Sharon said: Strong no. I embrace mistakes and imperfections. ...with the exception of typos. Even when it comes to text messages you will see say something lke: *like (just as an example). I have poor penmanship and most of my tasks are done with the best effort I can give at the moment when I finished the task, not necessarily with perfection. I find that it's too stressful to place such high standards on myself and everyone else. It's something I had to teach myself when I was younger because I was always pretty good at most things. Whenever I failed at something, I used to go crazy. There's nothing wrong with trying to maintain high standards but you have to keep some perspective of what may or may not happen in any given situation and roll with the punches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 When I'm on my phone, I always screw up with the keyboard. I constantly hit the wrong key and don't notice it until I sent the message or post. My biggest problem is with the I and O keys. I always hit the wrong one. Then comes my computer keyboard. It's things like capitalization because my damn shift keys like to stick. My space bar likes to stick too. Often to the point that I have to use both hands to press the god damn key. And again, I don't notice it. So when I see my own post after the 5 minute mark, when I can no longer edit it, and notice all the screwups I made, I want to strangle myself. It's why I made the comment about needing a proofreader. I was actually half serious about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 10:29 AM, The Blackangel said: When I'm on my phone, I always screw up with the keyboard. I constantly hit the wrong key and don't notice it until I sent the message or post. My biggest problem is with the I and O keys. I always hit the wrong one. Then comes my computer keyboard. It's things like capitalization because my damn shift keys like to stick. My space bar likes to stick too. Often to the point that I have to use both hands to press the god damn key. And again, I don't notice it. So when I see my own post after the 5 minute mark, when I can no longer edit it, and notice all the screwups I made, I want to strangle myself. It's why I made the comment about needing a proofreader. I was actually half serious about it. There is the browser plugin Grammarly that can help you sort out a sentence. It's free to use and for the most part, is actually a staple for online customer service agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 11 hours ago, killamch89 said: There is the browser plugin Grammarly that can help you sort out a sentence. It's free to use and for the most part, is actually a staple for online customer service agents. That sounds suspiciously like autocorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 12 hours ago, The Blackangel said: That sounds suspiciously like autocorrect. Similar principle except it also helps with sentence structuring and other points of writing that we sometimes overlook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
