If you can use perfectionism as a motivator, it can be very powerful and drive you - sometimes - beyond what you thought was even possible. But it can backfire

If you can use perfectionism as a motivator, it can be very powerful and drive you - sometimes - beyond what you thought was even possible. But it can backfire. Either because you may at some point not know where to stop, or because you are so intimidated by the idea of not getting it right you do not even dare to begin.