The Perfection Trap
The Power Of Good Enough In A World That Always Wants More
Thomas Curran
- **ONE
- OF
- BLOOMBERG'S
- BEST
- BOOKS
- OF
- 2023'Thomas
- Curran
- is
- the
- world's
- leading
- expert
- on
- perfectionism,
- and
- he's
- written
- the
- definitive
- book
- on
- why
- it's
- rising,
- how
- it
- wreaks
- havoc
- on
- our
- lives,
- and
- what
- we
- can
- do
- to
- stop
- it.
- If
- you've
- ever
- found
- yourself
- fearing
- failure,
- ruminating
- about
- mistakes,
- or
- just
- feeling
- that
- you
- aren't
- good
- enough,
- this
- is
- a
- must
- read'**
- Adam
- Grant'A
- fascinating
- and
- panoramic
- analysis
- of
- perfectionism
- in
- modern
- capitalist
- societies'
- Grace
- BlakeleyToday,
- burnout
- and
- depression
- are
- at
- record
- levels,
- driven
- by
- a
- combination
- of
- intense
- workplace
- competition,
- the
- comparative
- world
- of
- social
- media,
- the
- quest
- for
- elite
- credentials,
- and
- helicopter
- parenting.
- Society
- continually
- broadcasts
- the
- need
- to
- want
- more,
- and
- that
- we
- have
- to
- be
- perfect
- to
- get
- it.
- Why
- is
- this
- a
- trap,
- and
- how
- can
- we
- escape
- it?Gathering
- a
- wide
- range
- of
- contemporary
- evidence,
- acclaimed
- professor
- at
- the
- London
- School
- of
- Economics
- Thomas
- Curran
- calls
- for
- both
- a
- mindset
- shift
- and
- broader,
- societal
- change.
- He
- explores
- the
- paradoxical
- effects
- of
- perfectionism
- on
- everything
- from
- performance
- to
- social
- and
- financial
- inequality,
- and
- shows
- what
- we
- can
- do
- as
- individuals
- to
- resist
- the
- modern-day
- pressure
- to
- be
- perfect
- -
- and
- how
- we
- can
- create
- a
- culture
- that
- celebrates
- the
- joys
- of
- imperfection.If
- you've
- ever
- felt
- overwhelmed
- by
- the
- soul-crushing
- need
- to
- compete
- for
- more
- or
- to
- be
- the
- best,
- The
- Perfection
- Trap
- is
- for
- you.
- Learn
- to
- prioritise
- what's
- important,
- meet
- the
- world
- where
- it
- is
- and
- strive
- for
- purpose
- instead
- of
- more
- by
- embracing
- the
- power
- of
- 'good
- enough'
- in
- your life.
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