One more limiting aspect of perfectionism is how it exaggerates the prerequisites for getting things done. Let me give you a personal example—right now, actually.

Since last night, I’ve been wanting to publish a blog post, but my mind had created two major obstacles that, in reality, weren’t big at all.

One of them I already mentioned in my previous post: “You have to publish something amazing.”

The other was the idea that “You have to be on your computer and write it properly in a browser or in Word.”

Well, I’ve now overcome both. In fact, there were no real obstacles—it was just my mind making them up.

Just so you know, I’m writing this post on my phone, while waiting to board a flight.