80/20 rule

Is perfectionism really worth it?

It doesn't always have to be perfect - or maybe it does?(Bild: Asier/stock.adobe.com)

The cabaret artist, author and expert on human nature Stefan Vögel answers questions that others don't even dare to ask. This time it's about the question of what the pursuit of perfectionism really brings us - and whether we couldn't put our energy to better use in other ways. 

Perfectionism is only worthwhile in matters that are close to your heart, which is why working on them until they are completed is not perceived as torture, but as a pleasurable challenge. For all other tasks that life presents us with, however, the so-called 80/20 rule (also known as the Pareto principle, after the Italian engineer and economist Vilfredo Pareto) is recommended.