Be ye therefore perfect

[pne]

Heard an interesting comparison as regards the quest for perfection -- imagine studying something at university and seeing the questions for the final exam; many might give up and say "I'll never learn that". But by focussing only on what comes up in the next week or month, it looks more manageable.

Maybe it's the same thing with self-improvement. I know that if I try to set myself goals which are too big, they don't help me along; rather, they just scare me off.