Introversion and Perfectionism
Does anyone else see an inherent link between the two?
The way I see it, introversion is about introspection, taking your time, etc. Introverts, especially perceiving types, like to see all the options and make sure they've got the right one before they move on. In an extreme/unhealthy case, wouldn't this imply a form of perfectionism? I can just see my INFp father brooding over a decision he's made and telling himself that he should've "thought it through" more; something he is CONSTANTLY telling me to do.
Any thoughts?
Introversion and Perfectionism
Perfectionist ENFP here.
My insides turn inside out if I don't get things just right.
Can't watch my daughter do arts and crafts cuz I keep wanting to fix it.
And when going through other people's works, all I can think about is how it could have been done so much better. In fact, most of my study time is spent editing the material I'm supposed to study.
ann
Introversion and Perfectionism
Perfectionist ENFP here.
My insides turn inside out if I don't get things just right.
Can't watch my daughter do arts and crafts cuz I keep wanting to fix it.
And when going through other people's works, all I can think about is how it could have been done so much better. In fact, most of my study time is spent editing the material I'm supposed to study.
ann
Re: Introversion and Perfectionism
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Originally Posted by gilligan87
Does anyone else see an inherent link between the two?
The way I see it, introversion is about introspection, taking your time, etc. Introverts, especially perceiving types, like to see all the options and make sure they've got the right one before they move on. In an extreme/unhealthy case, wouldn't this imply a form of perfectionism? I can just see my INFp father brooding over a decision he's made and telling himself that he should've "thought it through" more; something he is CONSTANTLY telling me to do.
Any thoughts?
no.
i think perfectionism can land in any letter.
you can be perfect in all sorts of ways. a thinker might want their decision to be totally right. a feeler might want to comfort more, or whatever they do. I-E - would want to perfect their inner and outer worlds, and so on.
though perfectionism can slow you down a bit.... Louis Tiffany, i think was an E, he could sell himeself really well. but he was a total perfectionist, destroying other people's work because it didn't line up with his own vision.
i can be perfectionistic - however i do stop when i get to a certain point. i like to be compentent in everything i do. so it means seeing the details and seeing what needs to be improved - but i wouldn't call it perfectionism, i would never finish what i started otherwise.