Principlev1
Perfectionism applied indiscriminately redirects effort from
Perfectionism applied indiscriminately redirects effort from high-priority work with ambiguous standards to low-priority work with concrete completion criteria.
Why This Is a Principle
Grounded in Cognition Operates Through Dual Processing Systems (System 1/System 2), Dopamine neurons encode prediction error rather than (dopamine as prediction error), and Procrastination is primarily a strategy for regulating (procrastination as emotion regulation). The principle identifies the mechanism: perfectionism becomes avoidance because low-stakes tasks offer more immediate reward signals than high-stakes ambiguous work.