Perfectionism and time management

by Berryl
(San Francisco)

I used to have quite a perfectionist streak in me, and I have found that working on getting it 100% right just took too much time.

I know that it is really important to be as good as you can be, but I found that perfectionism ended up meaning that I would never start tasks or that I would spend so long on tasks that it became difficult to finish.

I now aim to get it about 80%-90% right. I then ask myself "Is this good enough". Usually it is OK. I wouldn't recommend it for people who don't suffer from perfectionism.