Perfectionism: good or bad?
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career
Most of the others left by 8 p.m.
My fellow news editor worked on the layout of the newspaper with me until about 11.
But I stayed until almost 1 a.m. perfecting the layout of a single page — a special, one-time page on the students’ union election — because I work much faster on my own than I do when everyone else is around.
I’m home now, but I’m still in the zone and not tired.
Should I have just left at the same time as the other editor? Or does productivity trump going to bed at a reasonable hour?
All signs point to me becoming a workaholic despite my other stereotypical Gen Y characteristics.
Tags: perfectionism, workaholic
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February 4th, 2009 at 2:43 am
Being in "flow" is different than being a workaholic. The way you’re describing what you were doing sounds like you were really enjoying it. Don’t fight the zone!
February 6th, 2009 at 2:47 am
Cassandra! just got around to visiting your blog……. i was on twitter, saw your face, clicked on it, saw the link to your blog and tadaaaa, here i am! anyway, you’re an amazing writer and journalist, wow! You make me want to start up my blog again