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 Importance of Letting Life Happen
I think when I was brought to the realization that perfectionism was the thing that was holding me back, it's hard to come to that realization because people cling on to their perfectionism so tightly. But over a number of months I was able to see that actually, no, worrying about how it's appearing and performing relative to others is very unhealthy. And if I let life happen a little bit more, if I let mistakes happen, if I letting setbacks occur, you tend to be a lot happier. You feel more purpose and you can ride the peaks and troughs a lot easier than you can if you constantly striving to be perfect. So I think that was a turning point for me
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