In the bestselling tradition of Brené Brown\'s The Gifts of ImPerfection , this illuminating book by an acclaimed professor at the London School of Economics explores how the pursuit of Perfection can become a dangerous obsession that leads to burnout and depression--keeping us from achieving our goals.
In place of an ever-moving treadmill, it offers the relief of letting go to focus on what matters most..
The Perfection Trap is for anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed by the soul-crushing need to not just compete but compete to a level beyond reason.
He shows what we can do as individuals to resist the modern-day pressure to be perfect, and in so doing, win for ourselves a more purposeful and contented life.
Gathering a wide range of contemporary evidence, Curran calls for both introspection and broader, societal change.
Society continually broadcasts the need to want more, and to be perfect.
Today, burnout and depression are at record levels, driven by a combination of intense workplace competition, oppressively ubiquitous social media encouraging comparisons with others, the quest for elite credentials, and helicopter parenting.
In the bestselling tradition of Brené Brown\'s The Gifts of ImPerfection , this illuminating book by an acclaimed professor at the London School of Economics explores how the pursuit of Perfection can become a dangerous obsession that leads to burnout and depression--keeping us from achieving our goals
