Fretting over every little detail and putting in extra hours at work may make you feel like you're the world's best employee, but perfectionism may be the one thing holding you back in your career.

Perfectionism is often treated as a virtue -- especially in the workplace -- but research shows that the self-imposed pressure perform flawlessly just leads to eventual burnout. Perfection simply isn't how you should measure success.

It's hard to ignore a flaw when you see it. You know it's there, it's all you can focus on, and you don't want to accept it. You want to fix it before you release your work to the public. If you're waiting for it to be perfect, though, you're probably just stalling.