Selective Entertainment LLC How to Be an Imperfectionist: The New Way to Self-Acceptance, Fearless Living, and Freedom from Perfectionism

Wow, ich bin wirklich begeistert von diesem Buch. Es ist kein dicker Wälzer, sondern hat nur um die 160 Seiten (als ehemaliger Perfektionist habe ich mich gerade dabei ertappt, noch mal genau nachzählen zu wollen :-) Aber der Inhalt hat es in sich. Ich lese gerne Bücher, so um die 50 pro Jahr, und vor allem Bücher zum Thema Persönlichkeitsentwicklung und Mindset. Ich streiche mir dabei immer die interessanten Passagen beim Lesen an. Bei den meisten Büchern markiere ich vielleicht 1% des Inhalts. Aber bei diesem Buch sind es mehr als 30 Prozent!!! Das zeigt, wie hilfreich und interessant die Erkenntnisse von Stephen Guise sind. Es ist vollgepackt mit wirklich nützlichen Aha-Momenten. Also, für alle Menschen mit Hang zum Perfektionismus ist das Buch eine wertvolle Goldmiene. Zum einen lernt man die psychologischen Hintergründe verstehen und zum anderen enthält man jede Menge Praxisbeispiele und praktische Tipps zur Implementierung. Wenn es bei Amazon mehr Sterne geben würde, hätte ich 6 Sterne vergeben!

Awesome book! Very helpful and insightful. A very detailed analysis of perfectionism and actionable advice(small and very easy to achieve solutions aka mini habits). The author also has a great sense of humour. Being a perfectionist all my life, I wish I had come across this book sooner. This book is helping me so much, I can't even describe. I have become more confident, productive and am able to take decisions much faster. I used to get paralysed with decision making and used to procrastinate a lot, which was affecting my life in every way. Don't get me wrong, I could get some work done, but fear and insecurity were holding back my true potential. Now I am removing perfectionism from my life day by day, through the practice of imperfectionism. I have started to see improvement in every area of my life - my studies, my social life, productivity and taking action and decisions in general. Perfection is nothing but a leash holding you back to live fully in an imperfect world. Nothing in this world is perfect, not the IPhone X, not even mother nature, but that's what beauty is all about, finding positivity/greatness in imperfection. Perfection creates doubt in your ability to do things. Find happiness in what is "good enough". It doesn't mean you compromise on what is essential/necessary to you, but to not waste time/energy on what is not. I am grateful to the author for writing this book. It is truly changing my life in small ways everyday. Also I would advise reading "One small step can change your life" by Dr. Robert Maurer. It's a short read but it would introduce you to the powerful but easy to implement concept of thinking small/small steps. Stephen also has a book called "mini habits" on the same topic(which I plan to read), but both authors have different takes on it, personally I prefer Dr. Maurer's version/approach over Stephen's(he discusses mini habits in this book as well). But Stephen's book will be helpful as well, since I have read a summarized article on mini habits by Stephen on his website.

I really enjoyed this book. Stephen Guise has a way of breaking things down that feels honest, practical, and easy to relate to. He shows how perfectionism often holds us back more than it helps, and how taking small, imperfect steps forward is actually the key to real progress. It was a great reminder that we don’t need to wait for the “perfect” moment to start moving forward. While reading, I started thinking more about where perfectionism comes from. It can be shaped by a mix of things—how we were raised, fear of failure, pressure to meet expectations, or just our personality. But there’s also a physical side we sometimes overlook. I believe nutrition plays a big role in mental health. Deficiencies in nutrients like zinc, vitamin B6, and magnesium can really affect mood, anxiety, and how we handle stress—possibly making perfectionist thinking even harder to manage. It’s worth paying attention to that alongside the mindset tools this book offers. All in all, this was a helpful, down-to-earth read that encourages self-compassion, realistic progress, and letting go of the pressure to always get everything right. I’d definitely recommend it to anyone who feels stuck trying to be “perfect” all the time.

What I loved about this book, that there were moments of build up, that made me want to stop reading the book and actually change my habits immediately. I did this several times during the book. I have read numerous self-help books in the past 5 years and this one was the most useful for me personally. I read it cover to cover in a few days ( I would probably do it in one day, but thay wouldnt be very practical ) If you know that you are, or have identified perfectionistic tendencies in yourself and you want to make your life easier this is the book for you. I highly reccomend it to every perfectionist who would like to live a happier and more productive life.

A very gud book to opt for.....had a gud time and learnt something Nice ....worth reading this book