My toxic trait: I tend to tackle projects all at once, from start to end, instead of splitting them into manageable tasks. Take, for instance, a room I painted a few weeks ago. It started like an easy project, relaxing even! I began with the ceiling, as that was the hardest part. Then I took on the walls. However, halfway through the first coat, I started getting fatigued. And what happens when you’re tired? You get sloppy. I could have paused then and resumed on another day. But I was stubborn about completing the job, so I continued. I’m also a perfectionist, so I added to my workload because I had to fix the mistakes I was making from exhaustion: drips on the wall, splatters on the floor, smudges on molding, etc. I finished the room in record time, which was very satisfying—but I paid for it. Every muscle on my body hurt, and some aches lingered for weeks.