It took perfectionist Steve Jobs 8 years to pick out a couch. Martha Stewart calls herself "a maniacal perfectionist." Sheldon Cooper will only sit in his "perfect" seat in the apartment he shares. While these individuals have enjoyed immense levels of success in their lives (in some cases, fictional lives), it's come at the cost of being a perfectionist. For most of us, striving for perfection isn't just futile, it's counterproductive. www.ptechpartners.com