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"""A beautiful, reflective, and rigorous exploration of the causes and consequences of perfectionism...a fascinating and panoramic analysis."" --Grace Blakeley, staff writer at Tribune magazine, host of the A World to Win podcast and author of Stolen and The Corona Crash ""A clear-eyed look at how perfectionism and its capitalistic 'obsession with boundless growth' has contributed to mass discontent and insecurity...Supported by scholarly research and down-to-earth personal anecdotes, Curran's explication is smart, thorough, and reassuring. The burned-out will find solace here."" --Publishers Weekly ""A powerful, poignant book about the impossibly high expectations that stand in the way of health, happiness, and success. Thomas Curran is the world's leading expert on perfectionism, and he's written the definitive book on why it's rising, how it wreaks havoc on our lives, and what we can do to stop it. If you've ever found yourself fearing failure, ruminating about mistakes, or just feeling that you aren't good enough, this is a must-read."" --Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast Re: Thinking ""Curran delivers many useful lessons and valuable insights...This book offers an alternative path to a fulfilling, productive life."" --Kirkus Reviews ""Packed with vivid and thought-provoking case studies, this book will transform how you think about success. It reveals how perfectionism has come to plague all our lives--and what we should do in response."" --Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes, coauthors of High Performance ""This remarkable book will illuminate some insidious effects of perfectionism in your life, as well as in society writ large. The Perfection Trap is research-based, wise, and practical."" --Amy Edmondson, Professor, Harvard Business School and author of Right Kind of Wrong ""Timely and bracing...Curran shows that perfectionism corrodes our well-being rather than improves our performance--that it is the very opposite of resilience, flow, and genuine excellence. The Perfection Trap offers a hopeful beacon and a steady path for anyone struggling to find their footing in a world of impossible standards."" --Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drive and The Power of Regret"

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"Thomas Curran is a professor of psychology at the London School of Economics and author of a landmark study that the BBC hailed as ""the first to compare perfectionism across generations."" His TED talk on perfectionism has received more than three million views. His research has been featured in media ranging from the Harvard Business Review to New Scientist to CNN and he has appeared on numerous television and radio programs. He is the author of The Perfection Trap."

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