For me, the main point is incremental advancement towards perfection means expending resources and creating other consequences. The questions ultimately have to be ‘how much is it worth to move closer to perfection? What other consequences probably will happen?’ This question obviously depends on your context. It appears that some kinds of perfectionism, as far as I can tell, have negative effects on the holder of perfectionistic standards, in the view of psychologists, relevant experts on the matter, and that costs have to be considered when moving in the direction of perfection—and it might even be worthwhile to move away from perfection in one context if the costs are too great and benefits too small.
That said, I think the ethos of this blog seems to be “We’re too comfortable with our imperfections in thinking,” which I think is true enough. On the other hand, emphasizing how bad or dopey we are is depressing or off-putting, true though it may be in many cases, and focusing on how we’d be happier and more powerful with less bias is exciting, and it can be fun (lots of people like betting, which can help us see our biases, for example).
For me, the main point is incremental advancement towards perfection means expending resources and creating other consequences. The questions ultimately have to be ‘how much is it worth to move closer to perfection? What other consequences probably will happen?’ This question obviously depends on your context. It appears that some kinds of perfectionism, as far as I can tell, have negative effects on the holder of perfectionistic standards, in the view of psychologists, relevant experts on the matter, and that costs have to be considered when moving in the direction of perfection—and it might even be worthwhile to move away from perfection in one context if the costs are too great and benefits too small.
That said, I think the ethos of this blog seems to be “We’re too comfortable with our imperfections in thinking,” which I think is true enough. On the other hand, emphasizing how bad or dopey we are is depressing or off-putting, true though it may be in many cases, and focusing on how we’d be happier and more powerful with less bias is exciting, and it can be fun (lots of people like betting, which can help us see our biases, for example).