I Found That Pursuing Perfection Gives Only Poor Results

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Nothing Is Perfect

I believe that there is never perfection, only progression...

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Written on November 4th, 2009
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GarIngawi

It's Like a Sand

Whatever I want and focus on it a whole myself more than on the other things I just can't get it what drives me crazy. So I try more believing that if I be better I will reach it because at this stage I could't have it due to a lack of...

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Written on August 19th, 2009
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Perfection Is My Drug

Why do I feel the need to be perfect? I know it's illogical, I know it's impossible, yet I still torture myself over imperfection. I'm wasting my life on the unseen details, yet I feel like I'm addicted; and I can't stop. I want to live...

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Written on February 3rd, 2011
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And Creates Misery....

Always got to be better than we are. Always got to be better than the best.
Its miserable. Always fighting to be better than everyone else. And the prize isn't always as meaningful because nobody did there best, the did better...

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Written on October 25th, 2009
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"When you squeeze really hard in your hand, the sand just evades out because you try to keep it too much but when you don't even think about it and don't bother you can grab a lot ; Always got to be better than we are..."
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