To you, whose gym clothes have become loungewear. Even Google's parent company doesn't score 100 points every time

Trying to look the partwas the reason I bought gym training clothes, which have now become my favorite loungewear. After going on the first day, my gym attendance quietly came to an end.

When starting something new, we tend to try to make a perfect start. It is the same with work. We try to create a perfect 100-point project proposal and end up freezing in front of the computer. It is just like a smartphone that has stopped working because too many apps are running in the background.

The true nature of perfectionism is not a lack of willpower. It is a brake applied by the brain to protect itself from fear of failure or embarrassment. However, in psychology, there is a term called the pratfall effect. It is a law that people with a few flaws or gaps are actually more human and lovable.

One day, when I was about to be crushed by the work I had taken on, I opened the screen for generative AI Gemini and started talking to it. Instead of trying to organize it neatly, I just typed in the cluttered thoughts in my head exactly as they were.

A few seconds later, what came back was a 60-point draft, but it was a sufficient framework. The moment I saw that, the tension in my shoulders suddenly melted away. There was no need to aim for perfection from scratch.

Leave the groundworktoAI, and you only need tocherish the final touchesthatmatter to you.

Use the saved timeandenergyto addyour own unique touchas aplus-alpha. Just by doing that, your work will start to move surprisinglylightly.

It doesn't have to be perfect. After all, even Alphabet isn't perfect every time.

Even the world's top companies continue tolearn through trial and errorwhile failing. Just because we aren't perfect, there is no reason toblame yourself.

Present a 60% effortwith a little bit ofyour own personalityadded to it. That sense of ease is the key tomaintaining your mental and physical healthandworking happily for a long time.

If you are currentlystalledby hitting the brake ofperfectionism, why not try putting it out there at60%first? You, with your imperfections, will surely bemore loved by those around you.

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