Learning to be bad at things: Why perfectionism kills growth

 Why do we expect to be experts on day one? Whether it’s learning a language or starting a new project, we often want to skip the messy reality and jump straight to the results. In this episode of Pocket Thoughts, we look at why we try to make "elephants climb trees" and how the pressure of perfectionism stops our personal growth. A reflection on why progress is often invisible at the start, and why being "bad" at something is the only honest way to begin.