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December 04, 2009

Perfectionism

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"The dweebs. The dweebs."

The downside of Type-A. Perfectionism. A great place to "be from". A wonderful instinct, if controlled. It's also a curse--of eldest children, professionals, knowledge workers, most lawyers, all spouses, your Mom, and the geek classes, or Techwazee. The horror, the horror.

Too much, and you need rehab. Worse, your senior partner will start questioning your judgment. Clients 99% of the time are not paying you to be perfect. They don't want it. See "Rule 10: Be Accurate, Thorough and Timely--But Not Perfect" in WAC?'s annoying-but-accurate 12 Rules. Be excellent, not perfect.

(from past HO posts)

Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at December 4, 2009 10:59 AM

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