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They would see something of significance to them, analyze it, think it through, but never do anything. They can study the details forever but never act.

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  • Alex, would that be: “What is a perfectionist?’
    – Jim
    Commented Aug 14, 2015 at 2:49
  • It's not tagged phrase-request, so, a comment, "perfect is the enemy of good."
    – stevesliva
    Commented Aug 14, 2015 at 5:09
  • An ineffectual intellectual
    – DyingIsFun
    Commented Oct 13, 2015 at 3:55
  • They would "analyze it to death".
    – Hot Licks
    Commented Nov 12, 2015 at 9:41

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In the Eurogames world, this is called analysis paralysis.

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  • ...and also in the IT world.
    – Marv Mills
    Commented Aug 14, 2015 at 8:03
  • @MarvMills - Perhaps it's found in both because there's so much overlap in the two populations. Commented Aug 14, 2015 at 16:48

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