# Overthinking and Perfectionism

**URL:** https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/overthinking-and-perfectionism/1752
**Category:** Elliot Temple
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**Created:** [March 31, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/overthinking-and-perfectionism/1752 "2023-03-31T11:11:01Z")
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#### Post date: [March 31, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/overthinking-and-perfectionism/1752/1 "2023-03-31T11:11:01Z")

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Sometimes people get stuck overthinking things when writing or making decisions. This can be caused by **perfectionism**. People may keep trying to make their writing or plan more and more perfect.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://criticalfallibilism.com/overthinking-and-perfectionism/](https://criticalfallibilism.com/overthinking-and-perfectionism/)

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