{"id":2476,"date":"2009-12-20T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2009-12-20T17:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=2476"},"modified":"2014-02-03T14:28:39","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:28:39","slug":"embracing-your-perfectionism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2009\/12\/embracing-your-perfectionism\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing Your Perfectionism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Q: <\/strong> Do you have any pointers for perfectionists?<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Allen:<\/strong> Just focus on doing the next action perfectly, which is a lot easier than trying to be perfect about how you approach something bigger.\u00a0 Be as retentive as you want. The only problem is when it stops action.\u00a0 Be a perfectionist about the process, which will require, of course, making decisions on the front end that might not be perfect.\u00a0 Think about what will screw up if you avoid decisions and action! 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