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Students can be hindered by the plague of perfectionismShame fills me when High achievers learn People exist who believe that anything GRADEI'm even half a point off. from the journey of attain- 12, T. A. BLAKELOCK H.S.short of 100 per cent is unacceptable, that Surely, I could have done ing excellence and are mistakes equate failure and that achieving better. Simple writing driven by their own ener-eing perfect is impossible. People perfection will ultimately make them happy. massignments become gy and ambition. ake mistakes all the time; it is in They're called perfectionists. I am one of BHerculean tasks, as edit-Perfectionists, on the our nature.these people. ing takes hours. This very other hand, focus only on If this is true, however, then why do As a straight-A student with impressive article has gone through the result and are fuelled some of us attempt to vault over such an study habits, I have no reason at all to worry three stages of revision, by fear.unachievable goal? Why do we set ourselves about tests, but I probably fret over them and even then, I'm not For me, perfection on a up for disappointment?more than all of my friends combined. Nsatisfied.test is a cause for relief, owadays, it seems that our best is never My stomach knots itself regardless of the I've been trying to not celebration, but not good enough what a hypocritical state-form of evaluation. Quiz or exam, assign-ment. How can change this attitude and all perfectionists have the you do better than your ment or presentation, I'm terrified that my replace it with positivity. same standards or ideals. best?mark will not be a perfect score. Still, it is a constant strug-While some, like me, gle to ignore that little seek flawless grades, oth-voice of perfectionism ers may desire to resemble ATTENTION WOMEN WITH TYPE 2 DIABETESway. 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