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About the Author

Lynne Cazaly helps individuals, teams and organisations transition to new ways of thinking and working.\xa0

Lynne is an international keynote speaker, author and a master facilitator. She is the author of 6 books.\xa0

Lynne is an experienced radio broadcaster, presenter and producer having
presented more than 10000 hours on-air. Her background is as a communication specialist, having lectured in under-graduate and post-graduate programs in several of Australia\u2019s Universities and consulting to different industries, sectors and fields on engagement, communication and change.\xa0

Lynne can help you think better, make sense of information and handle the realities of information overload with her clever hacks and ingenious processes, tools and methods. She is a cognitive load coping expert.

Lynne is an experienced board director and chair and an #avgeek, loving everything aviation and air traffic control.\xa0

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About the Book

It\u2019s natural to want to do well \u2013 at work, in study, in life, to do our best. But what happens when striving for the best becomes something more \u2026 the pursuit of perfection?\xa0

Perfectionism is on the rise and it has dire consequences for how we think and feel about ourselves and others, how we think, live, and work. Perfectionism has been seen to cause over-thinking, over-working, burnout, sleeplessness, and mental health problems like depression and anxiety.\xa0

We can\u2019t keep going like this!

But what\u2019s the alternative if it\u2019s not perfect?

Lynne Cazaly uncovers how to think, work and achieve in clever ways adapted from the productive and creative worlds of software development \u2026 and improvisation.\xa0 How do they get things done? How do they put their ideas out there? And what can we learn from them?\xa0

Excellence, quality and continuous improvement are important. But the pursuit of perfection \u2026 not so much.\xa0

Here\u2019s a helpful alternative that guides you to making great progress and achieving what you want in life.\xa0

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Find out more about the book here: http://www.lynnecazaly.com.au/the-ish-book/

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BIG IDEA 1 (6:00) \u2013 Nothing is perfect

This is the fundamental of the book and even Steven Hawkins says that perfectionism is not possible and in fact, without imperfection, not of us would exist. The pursuit of it causes frustration, procrastination, and fractured relationships.

Perfectionism is therefore never-ending because it doesn\u2019t exist. It\u2019s like a vicious cycle of pursuing the idea of perfection, hitting the reality that you can\u2019t be perfect, which we then perceive as a failing and berate ourselves\u2026 and start all over again.\xa0

BIG IDEA 2 (10:10) \u2013 Perfectionism comes in different looks

Lynne talks about the research on the three flavours of perfectionism. The first is self-oriented where you hold yourself to very high standards, second is socially prescribed, this is about our expectations of other people towards us (ie, thinking that others hold us to higher standards than they do) and the third is other-oriented perfectionism where we hold other people to very high standards.\xa0

But what are we afraid of by letting something be \u2018good enough\u2019, whilst still being fit for purpose. By striving for perfection, are you trying to hide what\u2019s really going on? Are you hoping people will envy you rather than you envying other people? Are you trying to prove someone wrong?\xa0

It is a human need trying to be met in our strive for perfectionism. What does yours look like?

BIG IDEA 3 (12:56) \u2013 Ish is the answer

This is the transition from \u2018not good enough to good enough\u2019. It\u2019s about deciding when to stop. Of course, good enough has to be acceptable, feasible and doable \u2013 so if you are a surgeon or a pilot, you probably can\u2019t apply \u2018good enough\u2019 to all of your work, but there will be tasks or activities where \u2018good enough\u2019 is perfectly fine.\xa0 You can plot your task or project you\u2019re doing against the acceptability, feasibility and doability test in the book.

The important thing is to define what done looks like and what does good enough mean? It\u2019s important to have clear communications and expectations setting to avoid conflicts in \u2018the gap\u2019. Ish also has to be intentional by challenging yourself to know when enough is enough and find those perfectionist triggers. Also, try allowing others to be Ish, ask where you are holding other people to higher standards than are necessary.

Music By: Seine River Song by Loya

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