Why do we push ourselves to be perfect? With Thomas Curran, PhD

Why do we push ourselves to be perfect? With Thomas Curran, PhD

In job interviews and in life, perfectionism is often seen as a selling point – an asset disguised as a flaw. But as psychologists have found rising rates of perfectionism in the United States and around the world in recent decades, they’ve begun to recognize the toll that the drive to be perfect can take on people’s mental health and well-being. Thomas Curran, PhD, author of “The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough,” talks about different types of perfectionism, why more and more of us feel the need to push ourselves to perfection, and what can we do – as individuals, as parents and as a society – to recognize that often, ‘good’ is good enough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How women become leaders (SOP52)

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Making talking about death easier (SOP51)

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Feminism A to Z (SOP50)

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3 Marras 201717min

False confessions aren’t always what they seem (SOP49)

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13 Syys 201734min

Understanding the minds of champions (SOP48)

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20 Kesä 201717min

Children, loss and stress (SOP47)

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31 Maalis 201717min

Treating anxiety in children (SOP45)

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