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 c…
Escaping Perfectionism
Perfectionism is everyone’s favorite flaw. It’s easy to assume that our push to be perfect is what leads to academic, athletic, and professional success. But how do we distinguish between high standards and unrealistic expectations? This week, we bring you a favorite conversation with psychologist …
Escaping Perfectionism
Perfectionism is everyone’s favorite flaw. It’s easy to assume that our push to be perfect is what leads to academic, athletic, and professional success. But psychologist Thomas Curran says perfectionism has a dark side, and that there are much healthier ways to strive for excellence. Do you know …
In the Face of Crisis, Psychologists Urge a Return to the Basics
As numerous surveys suggest, people today often feel overwhelmed by new technology, global crises, and loneliness. What do the nation’s psychologists recommend? At the annual convention of the American Psychological Association last month in Washington D.C., that turned out to be a return to the ba…
In the Face of Crisis, Psychologists Urge a Return to the Basics
As numerous surveys suggest, people today often feel overwhelmed by new technology, global crises, and loneliness. What do the nation’s psychologists recommend? At the annual convention of the American Psychological Association last month in Washington D.C., that turned out to be a return to the ba…
The Science Of Overcoming Perfectionism | Thomas Curran
New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Actionable advice on working with one of the few socially acceptable vices. Whilst striving for perfection might seem logical on some level, it's not actually attainable. And …
The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough
Thomas Curran is a professor of psychology at the London School of Economics and author of a landmark study that the BBC hailed as "the first to compare perfectionism across generations." His TED Talk on perfectionism has received more than three million views. His research has been featured in med…
Revealing A Cultural Myth of Performance We Limit Ourselves With w/ Perfectionism Expert Thomas Curran
One of our primary cultural badges is being “busy”. We adopted the idea that busyness equals importance and status. I feel in the same way we’ve adopted a badge of perfectionism. This is now a wildly common label we give ourselves, as we all struggle with our “perfectionism” as we strive for excell…
Revealing A Cultural Myth of Performance We Limit Ourselves With w/ Perfectionism Expert Thomas Curran
One of our primary cultural badges is being “busy”. We adopted the idea that busyness equals importance and status. I feel in the same way we’ve adopted a badge of perfectionism. This is now a wildly common label we give ourselves, as we all struggle with our “perfectionism” as we strive for excell…
274. 5 Ways Social Media & Digital Junk Food Trigger Binge & Emotional Eating
Diets don't work. Unless, apparently, we're talking about a digital one.
After spending six blissful months off social media, I somehow found myself wandering into the internet convenience store and gorging on an entirely different assortment of digital junk food. Turns out, you can leave Instagram…
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