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What does it mean?
Someone so focused on their own perfection cannot admire anyone else.
In plain terms
Excessive focus on own perfection prevents admiring others.
What can you take from it?
Self-absorption blocks appreciation of others.

Where it applies

  • evaluating leadership
  • self-reflection
  • building relationships

Putting it to work

  • check for self-absorption
  • seek role models
  • balance perfection

Questions to consider

  • Are you too hard on others?
  • Who do you admire?

Another view

This is a harsh generalization about perfectionists.

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