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Breaking Up with Perfectionism | WorkLife with Adam Grant

Breaking Up with Perfectionism | WorkLife with Adam Grant

FromAm I Normal? with Mona Chalabi


Breaking Up with Perfectionism | WorkLife with Adam Grant

FromAm I Normal? with Mona Chalabi

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
May 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Perfectionism is on the rise–and not just in job interviews when people claim it’s their greatest weakness. But the desire to be flawless is not always productive—or healthy. As a recovering perfectionist, organizational psychologist Adam Grant dives into how he managed to abandon the quest for 10s while holding onto his drive for excellence. This is an episode of WorkLife with Adam Grant, another podcast in the TED Audio Collective. To hear more episodes, follow WorkLife wherever you're listening to this.
Released:
May 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (24)

We all want to know if we’re normal—do I have enough friends? Should it take me this long to get over my ex? Should I move or stay where I am? Endlessly curious data journalist Mona Chalabi NEEDS to know, and she’s ready to dive into the numbers to get some answers. But studies and spreadsheets don’t tell the whole story, so she’s consulting experts, strangers, and even her mum to fill in the gaps. The answers might surprise you, and make you ask: does normal even exist? Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi is produced in partnership with Transmitter Media.