Perfectionism

A few random thoughts about perfectionism:

Perfectionism is usually said with a negative connotation. I agree with this sentiment, especially as I woefully consider myself a perfectionist. There are positive aspects to perfectionism though. For one, it makes people strive to improve in every aspect of their life. It lends ambition to you even in areas that you may have plateaued and in which you already excel.

The downside of it is that it can paralyze and blind those who are afflicted by it. Perfectionism can blind you by narrowing your vision so that you are only focused on one thing since you are not perfect. It is very easy to let other things go by the wayside and allow an obsessive attitude occur about one particular thing.

Perfectionism can also paralyze in the sense of dissuading someone from moving forward with their life because they are either afraid to fail or just uncomfortable since they aren't the absolute greatest at one particular aspect of their life.

All in all, perfectionism has some positive aspects, but I have to say that the ramifications of perfectionism are mostly negative.