129Oh Perfection Most Foul
The only colleague I ever heard harp on statistics about minimum workout times was a devout couch potato. He planned to meet that daily minimum some day—then 45 minutes—for the perfect workout. But because he couldn’t go from 0 to 45 perfectly, the only workout he opted for was working his remote.
That’s how perfectionism often works. It can be downright paralyzing. And when you’re partnered with a perfectionist the result can be a working relationship that is far from perfect.
Their perfectionism usually means they have a difficult time meeting deadlines because their quest for perfection adds unnecessary time to their work. Their fear of making a wrong decision leaves them indecisive. Trying to reach a consensus could ...
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