Being a perfectionist is hard when working on group projects. I have a very “My way or the highway” rhetoric, whether it is the most efficient way does not matter. I have left people out of the project entirely or hurt people’s feelings because of my corrections. This was exemplified in 8th grade in particular, I was in a group of three people doing our own design of an obstacle course to demonstrate velocity and centrifugal force. Already having a pretty good image of what the course should be and being the only person in the group with pre-existing knowledge of google sketchup, I then took the liberty of designing the entire course myself. By taking tedious measurements, and redoing different parts over and over again until they were perfect. My partners stood by, knowing that any suggestions would probably be thrown aside. Looking back upon this I regret leaving out my other partners and try to put myself into their shoes, realizing how much of a tyrant I must have appeared to be. This in the future could potentially cost me friends and relationships, along with providing some unpleasant situations. Long nights of driving myself mad because something is not perfect. I am now working on my perfectionist tendencies, and hope to see the benefits come my
Being a perfectionist is hard when working on group projects. I have a very “My way or the highway” rhetoric, whether it is the most efficient way does not matter. I have left people out of the project entirely or hurt people’s feelings because of my corrections. This was exemplified in 8th grade in particular, I was in a group of three people doing our own design of an obstacle course to demonstrate velocity and centrifugal force. Already having a pretty good image of what the course should be and being the only person in the group with pre-existing knowledge of google sketchup, I then took the liberty of designing the entire course myself. By taking tedious measurements, and redoing different parts over and over again until they were perfect. My partners stood by, knowing that any suggestions would probably be thrown aside. Looking back upon this I regret leaving out my other partners and try to put myself into their shoes, realizing how much of a tyrant I must have appeared to be. This in the future could potentially cost me friends and relationships, along with providing some unpleasant situations. Long nights of driving myself mad because something is not perfect. I am now working on my perfectionist tendencies, and hope to see the benefits come my