Perfection trap

Thomas Curran

"This book will change the way you look at success." Jake Humphrey and Damien Hughes, authors of "High Performance"

Today, burnout and depression are at record levels, driven by a combination of hyper-competitive workplace behavior, a comparative social media world, the pursuit of advanced degrees, and over-education. Society constantly proclaims that we need more and that we must be perfect to achieve it. Why is this a trap, and how can we escape it? Thomas Curran, a distinguished professor at the London School of Economics, brings together a wealth of contemporary evidence and calls for a shift in individual and broader societal mindset. He explores the paradoxical effects of perfection on everything from performance to social and financial inequality, shows what we can do as individuals to resist the modern-day pressures for perfection, and how we can create a culture that celebrates the joys of imperfection.