completionist

Definitions

Engaging in completionism.

Examples

“M did not have⟳ this completionist fetish regarding other matters—he would happily leave⟳ a meal uneaten and a book half read⟳—but in matters of travel⟳ it was something of a matter⟳ of pride.”

“Visiting the site was part of a completionist project engaged by many Johnny Cash fans, who wanted to see⟳ all the places associated with him, but for some, it was enough to glimpse it without leaving the car.”

“When I asked him about what drives our completionist mindset, he said, "I think⟳, as humans, we're obsessed with categorization and patterns. We see⟳ them everywhere, and we get⟳ a lot of pleasure from 'completing' things, whether it's a set⟳ of to-dos for the day or a larger project. […]"”

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