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Perfectionism is not the same as having high standards
A lot of what I do is… quite frankly… not very good. To put it differently, almost everything I do fails to meet my quality standards. So I am constantly fighting to do better.
It is not perfectionism. Perfectionism is the refusal to do anything unless it meets your high standards. To put it differently, perfectionism is synonymous with a lack of humility. It is a belief that flawed results are below you.
Let me be blunt: perfectionists are self-centered pretentious pricks.