Where is the line between being thorough and excessive?

<p>Years ago I made a rule for myself that I will only proofread an email twice before I send it. I was SO afraid I would send something out with a misspelling or use the wrong word (I'm a little bit dyslexic so it happens) and someone would think I was stupid. </p> <p>My fear of looking stupid grew when I joined a writers group after my first book was published. You have never seen people tear others down about grammar, word usage and the Oxford comma like a group of people for whom the rules of writing are seen as common sense. </p> <p>But what I realized is, proofreading something over and over without taking a break wasn't anymore likely to lead to me catching an error than reading it once. The second time was just for my anxiety.</p> <p>I was wondering where the line between thorough and excessive was for other people so I asked Brandon Mahoney, David Horsewood and Christopher Martin how it worked for them.</p> <p>Interestingly, what one thought might be excessive another found to be thorough.</p> <p>What about you? Where is the line?    </p> <p>Full disclosure: I proofread this three times because the first time I changed part of it so I had to reset the count. :-)</p> <p>To connect with the panelists, please visit their LinkedIn profiles: David Horsewood: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhorsewood/  Christopher Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismartincomms/ Brandon Mahoney: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandoncmahoney/  Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/</p> <p>#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on various subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me. https://www.DrRobynOdegaard.com</p> <p>#doitright #GoodEnough #perfectionism #RecoveringPerfectionist</p>