{"id":26108,"date":"2016-03-02T23:01:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T15:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=26108"},"modified":"2016-07-27T15:05:42","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T07:05:42","slug":"perfectionists-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/perfectionists-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfectionists At Work: 30 Examples You Need To See"},"content":{"rendered":"

You have probably read about the scientific reason why we want to hug or squeeze something insanely cute or adorable \u2013 to death. The condition is called cute aggression. It is a response that seemed extreme, but is necessary for the mind to cope with seeing something extremely adorable, like a cute puppy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I believe that aside from our reaction towards cuteness, we are inclined to introduce chaos to perfection<\/strong>. In other words, we just can\u2019t let perfection stay\u2026 perfect. If something is organized too neatly, we go near it, look at it then subsconsciously ruin some, small, part of the perfection, so that it becomes imperfect<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t believe me? Let\u2019s try this experiment. There are 30 examples of perfection at work shown below. When you look at every picture, do you feel this sudden urge to want to remove something from the pile, to disrupt the perfect work done there? Be honest.<\/p>\n

Must. Move. Hangers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Will you grab from the top or the bottom?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I\u2019d pull the two shirts showing their eyes<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Early morning aisles look like this<\/strong><\/p>\n

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No brown? Or purple? Pffft<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A web of cables<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Purple power<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Orange cable connected to the green cable<\/strong><\/p>\n

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No way the kids left things like this<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Well, how would you<\/em> park the cars then?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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That blue pigment is calling out to me<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Leave the paint, I want this palette instead<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What line are you wearing? Rainbow<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hypnotic cardboards<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I can\u2019t even\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

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How are you supposed to get them out?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not 100%. Good.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This book tower will last forever because Calculus.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Book tower launches rocket\u2026 I mean, books<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Someone\u2019s ambitious<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mario 3D<\/strong><\/p>\n

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How did they make the hands?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mother of\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s like an igloo made from wood<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Someone really likes their job here<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Studley Tool Chest *salute*<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wrenches, wrenches everywhere<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a world of containers<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I can work with this<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Boxes in every color you know and don\u2019t know<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Are those tanks?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

So how did you do? Bar a few exceptions, these displays of extreme organization are just asking to be ruined, are they not? On the outside, well-organized stock displays help people find what they want to buy quickly but is that really how it works? Don\u2019t you think that maybe, just maybe, these organized displays, like the triggers of cute aggression, activate our need to ruin a perfect display<\/strong>, by removing a piece off the rack, and buying it?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You have probably read about the scientific reason why we want to hug or squeeze something insanely cute or adorable \u2013 to death. The condition is called cute aggression. It is a response that seemed extreme, but is necessary for the mind to cope with seeing something extremely adorable, like a cute puppy. I believe…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3405],"tags":[1591],"topic":[4522],"class_list":["entry-content","is-maxi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPerfectionists At Work: 30 Examples You Need To See - Hongkiat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You have probably read about the scientific reason why we want to hug or squeeze something insanely cute or adorable – to death. 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