Fallacies are important concepts to remember and be mindful
of in any form of communication. The two emotional fallacies I find myself
participating in is perfectionism and taking responsibility for others. I constantly strive to push myself to be the
best possible at anything I do. Even if I succeed in my task or goal its still
never enough for me. I know I could succeed even better, and still find a lot
more room for improvement.
Because of this mentality of perfection I have for myself, I
consistently take the blame off of others and put it on myself. In my mind
everything I’m evolved with I can impact. As the head manager at a martial arts
school, I often blame my staff’s mistakes as my mistakes. I always feel like I
could have better prepared them for their job or taught them how to deal with
certain circumstances better. This fallacy just feeds my perfectionism mindset.
I know that having high standards are great to have, but I
also realize that being satisfied and content with success in any sense should
be acknowledged and rewarded. I’ve decided that I’m going to consciously step
back at times and appreciate the work I have done and the work my team has
done. By doing this, I will eliminate the need to blame myself, and accept and
appreciate other’s hard work as well.
-Jossshhuaa
Hi Jossshhuaa,
ReplyDeleteI think it is natural in our society to push for perfectionism. Competition is drilled in to us from the time we are born. We compete against our siblings for attention,against our classmates for the best grades, and against other schools in sports. Competition breads perfectionism. I am not saying it is a bad thing but in fact I think it is what makes us better as individuals, it is a driving force. However, I also believe if individuals allow it to consume or control their life it could have a self destructive factor. I am sure you have or will find a happy balance between too much pressure from perfectionism and not striving to be perfect at all. I personally find myself trying to be the best student and work on receiving "A"s but then when I get sick and don't do as well as I should have on a quiz I get very frustrated with myself. I do try and remind myself that just one bad score will not cripple my grade but it is hard to get past that.
Thanks for sharing your insightful viewpoints on this topic.
-Katrina