Alright so look, Virgo season’s been kicking my butt like always. That “gotta be perfect” crap just makes me freeze up sometimes. Started September 15 thinking ’bout how my own Virgo vibes mess with my work and life, right? Needed a system, something simple.
The Annoying Crap I Noticed
Noticed a pattern every dang year around this time. Stuff I do:
- Planning weekends to death: Like every hour booked for “productivity,” feels like homework.
- Ignoring small wins: Finished a project? Nah, immediately see three flaws.
- Micromanaging simple tasks: Spending more time writing the to-do list than doing the actual thing.
Basically, turning ambition into anxiety soup. Classic Virgo nonsense.
What I Actually Tried This Time
Decided to fight back against the overthinking. Real simple steps:
Step 1: Accepted the “Good Enough” Rule. Seriously. For my client report Tuesday? Wrote it, ran spellcheck ONCE, and hit send without rereading it six times. Felt like jumping off a cliff. Client emailed back “Looks great!” Dumbfounded.
Step 2: Scheduled Pure Messy Time. Yeah, sounds weird. Blocked two hours Saturday afternoon specifically labeled “Figure it out later.” No goals, no outcomes. Just… messed around fixing a leaky faucet I’d been ignoring for weeks. Didn’t perfectly fix it? Who cares. Felt weirdly freeing.
Step 3: Celebrated the Micro Stuff. Made a tiny ritual. Finished a decent proposal draft? Ate one fancy square of dark chocolate, right there at the desk. Didn’t wait for them to sign the contract first. Small dopamine hit felt less stupid than I thought.
Surprises & Hiccups
Honestly? It wasn’t magic. Old habits die hard. Tuesday evening almost fell back into rewriting that report after sending it. Had to literally close my laptop and walk outside.
The messy time? First try, I instinctively started making a task list for the mess. Shut that down fast. Had to force myself to just pick up tools without a plan.
Bottom Line After Two Weeks
Did it solve everything? Ha, nope. Still want things tidy. But here’s the shift:
- Feel lighter. That constant inner critic shouting “Not good enough!”? More like a grumpy mutter now.
- Get stuff done faster. Less paralysis by analysis means things move.
- Client actually complimented my “efficiency” on the report. Turns out perfection isn’t what they wanted after all.
For this Virgo? Success feels less like climbing Everest perfectly, more like just… walking the damn path without tripping myself constantly. Still got weeds. Still stumble. But the walking feels better. Weirdly, letting go of “perfect” Virgo mode is helping me actually succeed more.
