{"id":1147,"date":"2012-02-12T21:01:27","date_gmt":"2012-02-12T19:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/molndrake.nyvald.se\/?p=1130"},"modified":"2016-02-02T21:41:30","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T21:41:30","slug":"when-perfectionism-becomes-an-obstacle-to-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/when-perfectionism-becomes-an-obstacle-to-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"When perfectionism becomes an obstacle to progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

For some people, completing a certain task is not enough, it has to be done perfectly.\u00a0 Intuitively, I count myself to this group of perfectionists, but intellectually, I\u2019ve gradually come to realise that this is a double-edged sword and that there are times (quite often, actually) when aiming for perfection is simply stupid. In this article, I will talk about some of the negative aspects of trying to get everything right too quickly. This article is not only for anyone who can at least partly recognise themselves in the xkcd strip below.<\/p>\n

When perfectionism becomes an obstacle<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m prepared to say that perfectionism is always bad if taken to extremes, with the possible exception of pronunciation. I really think that learning tones and sounds properly in the beginning is well worth the effort in a way that writing characters beautifully or perfectly is not. So why is perfectionism so bad? Because it is inefficient<\/a>. Spending too much time on something might mean that you spend less time on widening your horizons and learning more, which would in the end lead to better results.<\/p>\n

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Image credit: xkcd.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Let\u2019s take an actual example. If I had a fairly big test next week, covering several chapters and many hundreds of new words, I\u2019m tempted to aim for 100%. I did that all the time for the first year of Chinese, and sure, it paid off grade-wise, but I think that the price I paid was too high and today I would be much more careful.<\/p>\n

Something is better than nothing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another kind of negative perfectionism is the kind that stops you from doing anything at all (see the xkcd strip above). You don\u2019t start reading because you haven\u2019t found the perfect textbook, you don\u2019t speak because you can\u2019t pronounce all the sounds yet or perhaps you haven\u2019t even started learning Chinese because you haven\u2019t found the perfect system to use. Everything will be done in the future, but the truth is that you can\u2019t do anything in the future, you can only do things in the present.<\/p>\n

This is a sickness that can be found at all levels, from the very general and long-term to the fine details of daily language learning. Don\u2019t do this. Studying something is always better than studying nothing. Or, put in another way, showing up<\/a> is what really counts, not the imagined quality of practise you don\u2019t get. Don\u2019t aim to be perfect, start practising and you will see results after a while; you can worry about perfection later.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the alternative to 100%?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The alternative would be to be satisfied with something like 85-95%, which indeed isn\u2019t bad (this is the level most spaced repetition programs aim for, for instance, also with efficiency in mind). In my experience, reaching this level might require lots of work, but increasing the score further takes even more time per percentage point. To be sure to ace an exam, you really need to review a lot and you will end up reviewing things you really don\u2019t need to review, just to make sure you know every single thing that might come on the exam. Making sure you have a good grasp of the material and then being a bit more relaxed and accepting the fact that you might forget minor parts on the exam takes significantly less time and energy.<\/p>\n

Smart, not lazy<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think those of you who frequent this website know that I don\u2019t advocate this approach because I\u2019m lazy. The point here is that if the idea is to get really good at something (like Chinese) , focusing on knowing everything you learn until you know it perfectly is a waste of time. That time could be spent practising pronunciation, broadening vocabulary or reinforcing grammar. I\u2019m sure this gives a lot more in return for the time invested. I don\u2019t mean to say that a solid foundation isn\u2019t important (see my comment about pronunciation above), but I\u2019m saying that you won\u2019t get very far if you spend years just laying the foundations. I\u2019d much rather learn 100 words and remember 90%, than learn 50 words in the same time and remember every single one. I\u2019d much rather be able to write 100 characters other people can understand than 10 people think are beautiful.<\/p>\n

Naturally, scoring high on exams isn\u2019t a bad thing. If you\u2019re taking formal classes in Chinese, you might want to earn a good grade, in which case you have to partly ignore what I say here. A good result also gives a certain sense of achievement, which shouldn\u2019t be neglected. However, I\u2019m convinced that caring too much about grades is detrimental to learning, especially if we consider the fact that few courses are exactly matched to what you want to learn (especially if you study in East Asia, where ideas of what constitutes a good learning environment might differ greatly from your own preferences).<\/p>\n

Some final words<\/strong><\/p>\n

I try to limit the areas I want to be perfect as much as I can; the only area I\u2019m never satisfied with 90% is pronunciation. For other things I\u2019m currently doing (like writing lots of articles in Chinese), I don\u2019t want to understand 100% of all the mistakes I make, because that would take so much time I would never actually get down to writing the second, third and fourth article. I realise that not all learners will recognise this problem, but I hope those of you that do have found this article interesting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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