I share this “disability” of perfectionist tendencies and I didn’t even understand how I was letting that quest/drive for flawlessness cripple my ability to learn and develop until I read your post here. The other ‘lightbulb’ moment that stemmed from this is that I’m allwoing myself to be affected by this in more than just little projects or hobbies, I’m allowing it to be my excuse to keep me from doing some of the things that I know will bring me true happiness and freedom.

“I tend to make a job out of things I love and then it sucks. This is fun for me, I choose for it to stay that way.” That statement alone displays a level of self-mastery that I really admire. Keep it up! I’ll be watching(reading)…