I think the article's author confuses a perfectionist with a workaholic. A perfectionist isn't by definition a workaholic and vice-versa yet the article seems t

I think the article's author confuses a perfectionist with a workaholic. A perfectionist isn't by definition a workaholic and vice-versa yet the article seems to infer that your perfectionists are killing your productivity. Look - I'm guilty as anyone of spending three hours on a 120x120 .gif to get the right font in exactly the right place but that doesn't mean that the company is worse off as a result. I do that about 1-2x a month (waste too much time on a stupid task in order to perfect it) and I chide myself on it each time but that doesn't mean I'm a perfectionist or a workaholic; it means I'm just prone to getting caught up in my work and not realizing how much time I've spent on something b/c I'm enjoying it. When I look at the clock of course I think, "That's good enough. I can't justify spending three hours to choose the font!" and I feel bad but it's a necessary process AFAIC.