Lukas Rosenstock's Blog He mentions quite a few points I had not considered about perfectionsim. Like how it can infect all areas of life, not just work (creative and productive pursuits).

Lukas Rosenstock's Blog [[Obsidian-Highlights]]

The most significant risk is that nothing ever gets done. We either never even start or spend time doing research (“procrasti-learning”) instead of doing the work we need to do and learn-by-doing

aka [[Procrastination]]

we become unable to celebrate small wins and only focus on our shortcomings

Quite likely, the practice of “ghosting” another person comes from applying perfectionism to communication and conversations. It can also hurt relationships when we enter them with ideas about, e.g., the “perfect marriage”.

We tend to compare ourselves with people we want to be like, but these people are often the best in a specific field. That can set an unattainable standard

A root cause for perfectionism could be that a person develops a taste for quality within a particular area, You can hardly compare, for example, the results of your part-time passion for playing music with full-time professional musicians

comparing ourselves to people who are at a different stage of their lives. An older person had more time to refine their skills while at the same time there’s some pressure on succeeding young.

There is no simple cure, but the approach should be to set focus on the process of creation rather than the results. Try to reframe your inner critic as your inner editor.

The voice inside your head doesn’t want to criticize you; it just wants you to improve

we also have to remind ourselves that even being our best selves is different from perfect

via:: [[Perfectionism]]