Being a perfectionist either makes you a depressive, an asshole or both. If you think you're getting close to achieving a goal, it makes you an asshole. "I can see it, I can taste it, it's right there. Now GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY WAY!!!"
It can also make you never try at all. "I'll never get to put in the time I want on the thing I want to do, so why bother. It'll just suck. Waaah."
Worst case, you expect people to tolerate your moaning AND get the fuck out of your way. I try to avoid those people unless they've got some really compelling visions. I try even harder not to BE one of these people. This will not be a navel gazing post where people read boringly (if indeed they're still reading) about my laundry list of things I need to fix. I know what they are. Thanks.
The time I would otherwise spend dissecting that list is now being spent working on reducing its size.
I don't get smarter quickly, but it does happen.
Posted by karen at August 29, 2004 02:36 PM