Quotes from David Burns

Alexander Berkman was a self-declared atheist attempting to lift the stultifying fog of the gods from the mind of humankind.

So if you are a perfectionist, you are guaranteed to be a loser in whatever you do.

And in all cases I have been pleasantly shocked to discover that by lowering my standards not only do I feel better about what I do but I tend to do it more effectively.

No matter how much he accomplished he would always raise his standards slightly higher, and then he'd feel miserable.

Etiketleme, sadece y?k?c? de?il, mant?ks?zd?r da.Birey olarak siz, yapt???n?z tek bir ?eyle ölçülemezsiniz. Hayat?n?z karma??k ve sürekli olarak de?i?en bir dü?ünceler, duygular ve hareketler ak???d?r. Ba?ka bir deyi?le, bir heykelden çok bir nehirsiniz.

Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can't accept your imperfections, that's their fault.

You too may be paying heavily for your perfectionism.

You refuse to give in to the perfectionistic habit, and you allow yourself to become flooded with fear and discomfort.

Cope, Don't Mope