Breaking up with perfectionism | WorkLife with Adam Grant

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🗓️ 22 May 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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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. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to the TED Audio Collective at youtube.com/tedaudiocollective.

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0:09.0	of Work Life with Adam Grant.
0:11.3	On the podcast, they go inside the minds of truly unusual professionals to rethink the
0:16.1	way we work, create, and connect with each other.
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