Being anxious while being a perfectionist

AIDS researcher Anthony Fauci, MD notes that pursuing excellence in your life and work is not without emotional challenges:

"I believe in striving for excellence. I sweat the big and the small stuff! I do not apologize for this... One of the by-products of being a perfectionist and constantly trying to improve myself are sobering feelings of low-grade anxiety and a nagging sense of inadequacy... This anxiety keeps me humble."

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