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Perfectionism isn’t a super power – it’s a mental health risk (theglobeandmail.com)
3 points by somethingtoday 1865 days ago
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I don't know if I have a perfectionism problem, but I may have a self-improvement problem. I want to get better at everything I do, so I obsess over what the best or different ways of doing X are.

Most people agree that perfectionism is a problem, but is self-improvement? It seems to have the same symptoms, constant reevaluation of what I am doing and how I am doing it, constant iteration and insatiable thirst for knowledge.