The chapter explores the journey of rejecting perfectionism, focusing on setting boundaries, practicing self-compassion, and personifying the inner critic as a green goblin. It emphasizes the importance of transitioning from self-criticism to self-compassion, offering strategies to combat ingrained perfectionist tendencies and avoid overcommitment.
Holding yourself to impossibly high standards is self-defeating and makes for a miserable life. Can Dr Laurie Santos find ways to tackle her constant perfectionism so she can perform better and have more fun?
She hears from researcher Thomas Curran about a worrying growth in perfectionism in society, and asks "recovering perfectionist" Jordana Confino how to tackle the nagging voice in your head telling you to always push yourself and work harder.
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