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The Five Types of Perfectionists, with Katherine Morgan Schafler

Apr 19, 2023

55:38

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Katherine Morgan Schafler

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Quick takeaways

Procrastinated perfectionists may never feel perfectly ready, hindering progress towards goals.

Distinguish between restoration and punishment to recognize behaviors that truly restore you versus self-sabotage.

Deep dives

Perfectionism and Procrastination

Perfectionism can lead to procrastination, where individuals wait for the perfect conditions to start a task, which may never happen. Procrastinated perfectionists are thoughtful and prepared, but their pursuit of perfection can lead to not executing due to never feeling perfectly ready. Don't let the quest for perfection hinder your progress towards your goals.

Introduction

2min

The Difference Between Adaptive and Maladaptive Perfectionism

2min

The Five Types of Perfectionism

4min

The Pros and Cons of Perfectionism

3min

How to Be a Messy Perfectionist

2min

The Parisian Perfectionist

5min

The Differences Between Punishment and Discipline

5min

The Importance of Shopify for Your Business

6min

How to Tell if Your Perfectionism Is Healthy or Not

4min

10.

Counterfactual Thinking: A Cognitive Reflex

3min

11.

The Importance of Counterfactual Thoughts

5min

12.

The Power of Self Compassion

3min

13.

How to Hire a Job With Indeed

2min

14.

Common Humanity, Mindfulness and Kindness: Steps to Achieving an Emotionally Healthy State

4min

15.

The Importance of Perfection

2min

16.

The Pros and Cons of Perfectionism

4min

17.

How to Understand if Your Perfectionism Is Healthy

2min

18.

How to Succeed as a Perfectionist

2min

#437: Do you have a project you want to start … but you’re stuck in analysis paralysis?

Do you feel like if you want to do something right, you have to do it yourself?

Do you try to wind down after the end of a long day, but your energy levels are just not quite restored?

If you answered “Yes!” to any of these questions, then this episode is for you.

Psychotherapist Katherine Morgan Schafler, a former on-site therapist at Google, and author of “The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control,” joins us to chat about her research on perfectionism.

She shares a framework on five types of perfectionism. She describes the pros and cons of each type, and how to work through some of the negative tendencies to build a more emotionally healthy life.

Enjoy!

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Afford Anything

The Five Types of Perfectionists, with Katherine Morgan Schafler

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Perfectionism and Procrastination

Restoration vs. Punishment

Healthy vs. Maladaptive Perfectionism

Upcoming Episode with Gretchen Rubin

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