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Originally Posted by Steven Moros  A very insightful post. I agree with all of them but number 5.
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Number 5 is a killer for people who suffer from certain anxiety disorders -- and there are more of us out here than people realize. Perfectionism and Excessive Reasoning are the "anxiety" double whammy.
The trouble is that highly analytical people like to think that logic can solve every problem they'll ever have, mistakenly believing that the harder and longer they think and analyze, the better off they will be. As a general rule, reasoning is a wonderful thing. When taken to rediculous extremes, it's an emotional timebomb.
Being highly analytical and anxiety prone myself, this is something I know all too well.
People who suffer from "excessive" reasoning are often very successful because of it. But it can be emotionally crippling and I have learned over the years that the cost/benefit is very poor. The 80/20 rule is very helpful in this regard.