Re:Perfectionism versus Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
by WalterSear on Sunday August 06, 2017 @12:58PM
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I don't think so.
Perfectionism is about meeting an premeditated ideal. Striving for an elegant solution involves approaching a problem with an open mind, and making compromises.
Elegance minimizes and co-opts cruft. Perfectionism's anxiety refuses to admit that cruft is an unavoidable and often necessary part of life, and is usually too expensive to entirely eliminate.
Perfectionism is about meeting an premeditated ideal. Striving for an elegant solution involves approaching a problem with an open mind, and making compromises.
Elegance minimizes and co-opts cruft. Perfectionism's anxiety refuses to admit that cruft is an unavoidable and often necessary part of life, and is usually too expensive to entirely eliminate.