01883cam a2200373 i 4500 884835723 TxAuBib 20230824120000.0 230731s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781982149536 HRD 28.00 1982149531 HRD 28.00 (OCoLC)1391632564 TxAuBib rda Curran, Thomas, author. The perfection trap [BOOK] : embracing the power of good enough / Thomas Curran. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York : Scribner, 2023. vii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-266) and index. 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. Society continually broadcasts the need to want more, and to be perfect. Gathering a wide range of contemporary evidence, Curran calls for both introspection and broader, societal change. 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. Provided by publisher. 20230824. Perfectionism (Personality trait.) Burn out (Psychology.) Self-actualization (Psychology.) Mental health. Self-help techniques. Self-help publications.