Perfectionism may seem like a laudable trait that motivates you to enhance your performance, but it comes at a high cost. The need to be superior often stems from a feeling of inferiority. Striving to be ‘the best’ doesn’t make you feel good, it actually engages the inner critic. The only effective way to deal with that critter is to cultivate a willingness to make mistakes. When you learn to accept yourself unconditionally, you eliminate frustration and stress. It helps you express yourself authentically, creatively and ironically…
Do your best.
Jarl and Steve
For my OWN case, I would say “…authentically, creatively, and ironically BUT not self-deprecatingly”!