Question

Type down (easy to copy and paste) your thoughts (ie, agree or disagree and why ? ) after reading the following paragraph. (must be 5 sentences, 1 paragraph. 150-250 words)

There are many disasters and unfortunate occurrences that can all trace back to one possibly even small mistake. Events like these seem so incredulous to have been started by one person’s fault, but they do. Besides technological advancement, in the last few decades or so, I feel there has been a decrease in efficiency and productivity in our generation. Everyone is aware of how this current generation is the “every kid gets a trophy” generation, and I think that in an attempt to avoid flying too close to the sun, we have lost focus in actually carrying out exemplary work.

Bowers explains that “failure is a natural stepping stone” and that if we strive for perfection and fail on the way, we still should not stray from that path (Bowers, 2017). I feel that people may be scared by the word perfection for perfection literally means the absolute best. It may seem confusing how to know what is perfect or understand if something you have done is the best you can do. However, I think the heart if Bowers’s argument is in the word strive. If you have the mentality to be perfect or at least be determined to stay on a path towards perfection, I think you could find better results. Aside from the numbers, Bowers points out how 99% still results in mistakes which is exactly the reason why perfection is vital. Of course, there is no tangible measure of perfection for anything always has room for improvement. However, even starting with the mentality that something could always be improved would at least force you to continue working and creating new and better changes. I think this is the what it means to strive for perfection, and if everyone had the same perception, I do believe we would see many less errors in today’s world.

Answer 1

It is true. Many a times, when we claim to try our best, we gauge our potential, and proceed from thence forth, and we conveniently tend to overlook the end result in the case, which might actually require a little extra push which is more than our perceived and gauged potential.

If we focus on the end result and gauge the amount of effort and then proceed with our best effort, the perfection that the aforementioned passage speaks of can be attained.

Although, room for error prevails and should not be discounted, as it is a learning lesson - that one can thrive and strive to become better at eliminating the errors once cognizant of.

Perfectionism has been demonized as a conduit to OCD, by many individuals who use pop psychology to apparently understand people, when that isn't the case. Knowing that there is always room as well as scope to do better and be better can itself lead to better outcomes, which can lead to much less errors.