The inability to start on a project, assignment, essay or any creative task due to the fear of not getting it perfectly right.
> Joe: You haven't started writing your paper yet?
> Bob: Nope
> Joe: Isn't it due tomorrow?
> Bob: Yep.
> Joe: I thought you went to the library and did your research, made your notes and wrote your outline.
> Bob: I've got perfectionist paralysis.
