
Breaking Up with Perfectionism | WorkLife with Adam Grant
Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi
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Perceptions of Perfectionism Are Increasing Among Adults
Perfection is all around us, and so it's also a cultura phenomenon too. We know from the literature that perfectionistic parents raise perfection children. As we set higher goals for ourselfes and fail to meet them, we push our seeds even harder in over compensation. People actually get more angry, anxious and irritable as they get older.
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