Episode 126: Choosing Imperfection

The notion of choosing imperfection (rather than striving for perfection) is counter-intuitive to folks with perfectionistic tendencies. But it can be a helpful way to approach things. In this episode Janine and Shannon discuss the benefits of choosing imperfection and the joys of welcoming imperfection into our lives.

Discussion topics include:

• How Janine chose imperfection when she made a flyer recently

• The lasting impact of the confetti reward in our Trello task management boards

• How choosing imperfection allowed Shannon to start communicating regularly with her email list subscribers

• How Janine has chosen imperfection in her monthly newsletter for more than a dozen years with no ill effects

• The fact that inaction, as well as imperfection, can sometimes be a choice

• How Shannon is choosing inaction (as well as imperfection) when it comes to her creaky old website

• How this topic relates to Janine’s childhood garage burning down

• Requiring imperfection in our upcoming Zoom presentation, “The Power of Enough"

• The joy of welcoming imperfection into our lives

• Choosing imperfection in Shannon’s Vote Forward letters

• The value of choosing imperfection before starting a project rather than settling for it at the end of a project