On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:32:18 -0600, curmudgeon wrote:

A procrastinator rationalizes why the task should never begin now ...but
always later. What actually may happen (i.e. the task never beginning)
is not rationalized. In fact, it is important that the completion of the
task is rationalized otherwise the procrastinator would have to admit to
being a slacker.

The perfectionist never sees perfection therefore never sees an end to
the task. like you say.

the question is does it take as much time and money to get someone to
start or to stop? This comes down to the individual but whatever the
individual case, the perfectionist has produced while the procrastinator
has not.

On the other hand, the perfectionist has assumed a type of moral
ownership over the project and is operating with inertia so the effort to
slow then stop this might be a consideration.