369: World leading expert on perfectionism, Thomas Curran — The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough
The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving
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The Fear of Making Mistakes
Perfectionism is a personal neurosis, I suppose. A fear of putting some standard work out into the world and having that work being criticized or judged badly. Not everything's going to go well; 90% of what we put out there is probably going to fail. The 10% which gets through are like gold dust because that's where the innovation is. That's where the creativity is. And even if they do, they won't care. It's a really difficult, it's a really problematic way to move through life," he says.
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