Believing that your assignments need to be perfect.

Sometimes people feel that their work has to be perfect. Comparing one’s current progress with the desired perfect outcome can lead to feeling immobilized and not getting much of anything done. Instead, it may be helpful to use the “good enough” strategy.

Get to Good Enough  

Often procrastination comes from expecting too much of ourselves all at once. Remember that the research and writing process is recursive. Striving for perfection on each element isn’t necessarily helpful because you’re very likely to revisit aspects of your work in light of further reading and writing. Remind yourself that you can always fine-tune later. It’s easier to revise than to start from scratch.

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