{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F4df924cf-c02b-4e74-b01f-783dc98a33b3","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 143: Progress Not Perfection","description":"Making progress, any progress, on a project is so much better than being paralyzed by perfectionism. This week Shannon and Janine discuss the many ways that it can benefit you to let go of perfectionism and make imperfect progress on those things you want to get done.\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 How seeking perfectionism can be paralyzing\n\u2022 How Janine is experiencing this right now as she struggles to make progress on a slide deck for a presentation she is going to make\n\u2022 The benefit of creating an imperfect first draft so you can make it better (if you want)\n\u2022 Shannon's idea that Janine might create a powerpoint and give herself permission not to use it\n\u2022 How it's impossible to bring a creative project into the world in perfect form\n\u2022 Different kinds of progress, like getting started or coming up with a draft to improve upon\n\u2022 How several iterations are sometimes necessary in decluttering and organizing\n\u2022 How perfectionism can make it really hard to finish a project\n\u2022 Rewarding progress rather than waiting to reward until a project is completed\n\u2022 The way that rewards can help you keep going\n\u2022 How progress can be rewarding in and of itself\n\u2022 Taking a \"progress not perfection\" approach to doing taxes\n\u2022 Shannon's happy surprise while doing her mother's taxes\n\u2022 A diversion into a discussion of shoveling snow","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}