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Episode Synopsis
"I'm a bit of a perfectionist"
How many times have you heard that before over a drink or at work? It's everyone's favorite flaw, isn't it? The go-to answer to the most hated interview question. "Oh, my greatest weakness, I'm a perfectionist." For something that supposedly holds us back, a lot of people seem to take pride in it. But there's an interesting point, because our begrudging admiration for perfection is so pervasive that we never really question perfectionism in it's own terms. What does it say about us and our society when there's a kind of celebration in perfection. We hold perfection up as an insignia of worth, a mark of the successful. But research shows that this couldn't be more wrong. Over the years, a mountain of good research has found links between perfectionism and many other health issues. Researchers found that while those with perfectionistic tendencies were more motivated (which is a good thing), perfectionists had strong links to higher levels of burnout, stress, workaholism, anxiety and depression.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://akueteh.wordpress.com/2020/09/16/imperfectionism-why-perfect-is-overrated/
How many times have you heard that before over a drink or at work? It's everyone's favorite flaw, isn't it? The go-to answer to the most hated interview question. "Oh, my greatest weakness, I'm a perfectionist." For something that supposedly holds us back, a lot of people seem to take pride in it. But there's an interesting point, because our begrudging admiration for perfection is so pervasive that we never really question perfectionism in it's own terms. What does it say about us and our society when there's a kind of celebration in perfection. We hold perfection up as an insignia of worth, a mark of the successful. But research shows that this couldn't be more wrong. Over the years, a mountain of good research has found links between perfectionism and many other health issues. Researchers found that while those with perfectionistic tendencies were more motivated (which is a good thing), perfectionists had strong links to higher levels of burnout, stress, workaholism, anxiety and depression.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://akueteh.wordpress.com/2020/09/16/imperfectionism-why-perfect-is-overrated/
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