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How perfectionism masks avoidance

I have written the same opening paragraph seventeen different ways and I cannot tell anymore if I am perfecting it or just avoiding the rest of the story

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The pursuit of the perfect beginning can become a sophisticated form of procrastination that prevents forward movement.

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