If you struggle with perfectionism, there is a good chance you are too smart for your own good. Perfectionism rarely afflicts the indifferent; it infects high-capacity, talented individuals who have recognized their gifts and learned to push them to extremes.

The core problem of perfectionism is almost never a lack of ability. Your capacity to perform, organize, and execute is real. The real issue lies deeper—in the hidden motivation driving you past a healthy drive for excellence into self-weariness and exhaustion.