{"id":5601,"date":"2015-12-28T11:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=44401"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:19","slug":"afscheid-nemen-van-perfectionisme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2015\/12\/28\/afscheid-nemen-van-perfectionisme\/","title":{"rendered":"Saying goodbye to: perfectionism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cI was sitting at a table and my rubber fell on the\u00a0floor. I totally panicked. That was the point when I\u00a0realised that I couldn\u2019t go on like this. That happened\u00a0in September. During the last academic year,\u00a0I was terribly busy: I was a member of a committee,\u00a0had my work, my studies, my friends. I found\u00a0it difficult to keep all the balls in the air.<\/p>\n

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After the\u00a0summer holiday, it all started up again, and that\u2019s\u00a0when I realised how unhappy I was.\u00a0I was always involved in everything, even when I\u00a0was ill. Because you can\u2019t disappoint anyone. Always\u00a0taking part in everything because it looks\u00a0good on your CV. Always looking your best, because\u00a0you never know who you might meet on the\u00a0street. Always behaving impeccably, because what\u00a0might people say? It was so tiring. I couldn\u2019t do it\u00a0any more.<\/p>\n

So I decided to change things. For myself and the\u00a0outside world, I always had to look my best. But\u00a0why? No one is really interested in how I look. And\u00a0would the world end if I said no to something?\u00a0No. So I now force myself to spend an evening at\u00a0home, reading a book. Then I try not to think about\u00a0deadlines and things I ought to be doing. I find it\u00a0incredibly difficult, but I\u2019m persevering. Because\u00a0in that short time, I\u2019ve realised one thing. It\u2019s going\u00a0to make me feel happier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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