Usually when you are trying to achieve perfection it is an endless road. You keep adding, you keep reading, you keep editing. If you are trying to produce results then it is not a good habit to get into because you will finish nothing. Striving for perfection however, does help you realize some particulars in how you work. Take a step back and assess WHY you are still working on that one piece of work.

1. Identify your passions
• If you spend 42 hours on writing an article and then only 8 hours organizing the newsletter format to meet the publication deadline, it might be a sign. You must love to write and despise the other stuff. Hopefully someone other than you notices your talents, but regardless it will let you know that you probably shouldn't accept that raise to become "Editor in Chief" because you will hate it!
2. Are you putting off other things?
• Perfection is a form of procrastination. If you are spending too much time on one thing that actually doesn't need that much attention, there might be another reason for your needless editing. Are you regretting starting another task? This might mean that you need to find a way to time yourself and create a new routine so you can check everything off your list. Start doing the hard and not-fun task first!
3. Ask for advice
• Sometimes the only reason you keep working at something is to impress someone. If you don't want to disappoint a boss, you might do more research than needed. This isn't always bad, but you may simply be afraid of not producing work at 110%. The problem is that you don't know what 110% is for your boss so it might be better to take a break and ask them to evaluate your progress for you. You might be surprised!