This article argues against an utterly strawman form of perfectionism that almost no perfectionist exhibits. The details that perfectionists are concerned with

This article argues against an utterly strawman form of perfectionism that almost no perfectionist exhibits. The details that perfectionists are concerned with almost always matter, just maybe not much or not in a contextually appropriate way. Obsession with details that matter can still be counterproductive and unhealthy. The difference between a $1000 watch, $10,000 watch and $100,000 watch matters. It's counterproductive if you're in charge of producing $1000 watches to try to put in the same effort and fuss as if you were making $100,000 watches, while the revenue per unit stays pegged at $1000. It's not counterproductive if you're asking $100,000. That's just a contextual difference; all watches are objects on the same scale.