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Depth-first vs. breadth first, brilliant!

I get it now: If either one is taken to the finish line, they are the same (all nodes visited). But when left mid-way (time constraint), breadth first still is something workable while depth-first has a few components perfectly done while the others not at all.

>> Often perfectionism is just a form of insecurity.

Possibly brilliant too. How do I tell whether it is coming from insecurity or from my drive to not avoid shlep?

Often perfectionism in one area is a means to avoid shlep in another.

For instance I prefer developing software over marketing my product ( http://gridspy.co.nz ). This means that perfecting our product's software is the comfortable and easy option when what I need to be doing is picking up the phone and calling people.

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