Wow, for a first post! You touch on such huge issues.

Perfectionism, oh, yes. The best excuse there is for procrastinating.

Is it gender reliant you ask? It might be. When I joined Mensa in Denmark, there were fewer women than men in there. They told us that women only took the test if they were almost certain that would pass. Men said, WTF, and just tried, even if they failed big time.

It's certainly something we must do our best (not be perfect) to conquer. So we can grow. And write. And do wonderful things.

Thanks for writing this post.