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title: Better than perfect
description: "I have long held myself to impossible standards. Unsurprisingly, perfect is an unattainable goal. Here’s how I learned to live with imperfection. \n"
slug: better-than-perfect
author: Olivia Thomas
published: '2021-04-01T18:41:31.531Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/better-than-perfect
lang: en
---

# Better than perfect

[![Video](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/hDc6qbJGIxY/sddefault.webp)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDc6qbJGIxY)

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