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October 31, 2013 Average Work is Usually Good Enough By The Daily Idea There's a perfectionist lurking inside each of us. If you've ever obsessed over a detail until your vision went white, you're well aware of this. Some of us, however, take perfectionism to the extreme, and it can turn us into neurotic workaholics who can't stop until every detail is just right. This isn't the best way to succeed. A better approach — and this may seem counter-intuitive — is to settle for being average. That's... More »

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