EPISODE 4: The Perfection Trap
This week, Martin & Jonpaul are joined by Dr Thomas Curran, a world-leading expert on perfectionism. They break down perfectionism to understand what it really is and challenge some of the myths that link perfectionism with high performance. How we can prevent perfectionism from hindering our health, wellbeing, productivity and performance?
Guest, Cast & Crew
Dr Thomas Curran is an Associate Professor at the London School of Economics. He's a world-leading expert on perfectionism whose work has been featured in Time magazine, the Harvard Business Review, New Scientist, and the Times of London, to mention just a few. In 2018, he gave a Tedmed talk that’s well worth a watch, entitled ‘Our Dangerous Obsession With Perfectionism is Getting Worse’, and just last year, he published his debut book, ‘The Perfection Trap’.
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Chapters
01:25 Introducing Tom
04:07 Perfectionism and its Impact
08:04 The Influence of Social Media and Secularization
11:25 The Experience of Perfectionism
12:48 Perfectionism and Mood Disorders
20:48 Debunking the Notion of Healthy Perfectionism
24:09 Perfectionism in Covert Environments
26:00 Different Types of Perfectionism
26:42 Other-Oriented Perfectionism
33:25 Creating a Culture of Psychological Safety
37:41 The STOP 5 Model for Reflection and Learning
40:01 Perfectionists and Withholding Effort
52:25 Reframing Perfectionism as a Hindrance
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