The perfection trap : embracing the power of good enough /
Curran, Thomas, 1987-
The perfection trap : embracing the power of good enough / Thomas Curran. - First Scribner hardcover edition. - vii, 279 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-266) and index.
Prologue -- Part one: What is perfectionism? Our favorite flaw -- Tell me I'm enough -- Part two: What does perfectionism do to us? What doesn't kill you -- I started something I couldn't finish -- The hidden epidemic -- Part three: Where does perfectionism come from? Some perfectionists are bigger than others -- Part four: How can we embrace imperfection in the republic of good enough? Accept yourself -- Postscript for a post-perfectionism society.
A highly regarded professor of psychology at the London School of Economics, sharing contemporary evidence, explores how the pursuit of perfection can lead to burnout and depression and shows what we can do to resist the modern-day pressure to be perfect to led a more purposeful and contented life.
9781982149536 1982149531
Perfectionism (Personality trait)
Burn out (Psychology)
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Mental health.
Self-help techniques.
Self-help publications.
The perfection trap : embracing the power of good enough / Thomas Curran. - First Scribner hardcover edition. - vii, 279 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-266) and index.
Prologue -- Part one: What is perfectionism? Our favorite flaw -- Tell me I'm enough -- Part two: What does perfectionism do to us? What doesn't kill you -- I started something I couldn't finish -- The hidden epidemic -- Part three: Where does perfectionism come from? Some perfectionists are bigger than others -- Part four: How can we embrace imperfection in the republic of good enough? Accept yourself -- Postscript for a post-perfectionism society.
A highly regarded professor of psychology at the London School of Economics, sharing contemporary evidence, explores how the pursuit of perfection can lead to burnout and depression and shows what we can do to resist the modern-day pressure to be perfect to led a more purposeful and contented life.
9781982149536 1982149531
Perfectionism (Personality trait)
Burn out (Psychology)
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Mental health.
Self-help techniques.
Self-help publications.