The Editor's Unseen Steadicam: Pacing a Scene

I once ruined a perfectly good Steadicam shot by holding it too long, despite the director loving the take. The problem wasn't my operating, but my lack of understanding of the editor's job in pacing a scene. I thought a flawless, lengthy oner was always gold, but come the edit suite, that extra beat of me gliding slowly past the bookshelf, or lingering a second too long on the character's back before they turned, was killing the rhythm and draining the energy. The solution, hammered home after countless hours in post, was to consciously think about 'edit points' even while operating; to understand where a cut could happen, and to make sure my movement served that pace, rather than detracted from it. It's about knowing when stillness is powerful, and when it's just dead air, anticipating where the story needs to accelerate or breathe, and ensuring my camera movement provides options, not obligations. Do you ever find yourself over-operating out of a desire for technical perfection, only to realize you’ve hindered the storytelling?