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August 03, 2010
The Horror: Perfectionism.
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The Dweebs. The Dweebs. Perfectionism is the downside of Type-A. While a great starting point, and wonderful instinct, the drive to get things absolutely 100% right in every gory detail is also a curse: of eldest children, professionals, knowledge workers, most lawyers, all spouses, your Mom, and the geek classes, or Techwazee. Ah, devil perfectionism. The horror, the horror. Too much, and you need rehab. Your colleagues start questioning your judgment.
Listen up, Justin: Clients 99% of the time are not paying you to be perfect. They don't want it. Be excellent, not perfect. See "Be Accurate, Thorough and Timely--But Not Perfect".
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at August 3, 2010 11:59 PM
Comments
It's all well and good to tell someone to be "excellent, not perfect" until they have a boss who always seems to find their imperfections.
Posted by: Joe Marchelewski at August 2, 2010 04:03 PM
Thanks for sharing, Joe. Really. But read it again.
Posted by: Holden Oliver at August 2, 2010 04:39 PM