Episode 24: Fallacy Watch: the Perfection Fallacy (Perfection Ain't All That)

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Ok, I'm back from running my half-marathon and, as promised, here are the sources I used in this episode:

Some great ideas about how to avoid giving up on your resolutions:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markmurphy/2020/02/11/this-is-the-month-when-new-years-resolutions-fail-heres-how-to-save-them/?sh=d96f742272f0

Here's a great article from psychologist Elizabeth Lombardo:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/better-perfect/201901/the-number-one-mistake-people-make-while-making-resolutions

Another great article about the ways the perfectionist fallacy can hinder our progress:
https://medium.com/syndicate-post/the-perfectionist-fallacy-and-how-to-overcome-it-c8cef7fc6c9

Blogger and self-professed recovering perfectionist Vix Anderton gives some great advice about resolutions:
https://medium.com/the-recovering-perfectionist/a-perfectionists-guide-to-new-year-s-resolutions-8de847986589

Harvard Business Review's analysis of studies on perfectionism:
https://hbr.org/2018/12/the-pros-and-cons-of-perfectionism-according-to-research

If you want to start running, here's a great program called Couch to 5K:
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/wfhtn/documents/5k_training_program_running.pdf