Watching Adult Nationals it was inherently obvious which skaters had a) started younger and come back as Adults b) started older and focused on jumps and c) started older but focused on SS. Inevitably, skaters from brackets a) and c) scored higher and did better overall.
Perfectionism is not a dirty word, especially in this sport, but do be careful you don't go too far with it.
Interesting observation from the adult nationals! I’m definitely more of a C skater, I love working on getting strong deep edges. This question was purely out of curiosity for my future bigger goals, I won’t be rushing into trying to get them anytime soon though!