The Perfectionism Trap
Adam explains how our pursuit of perfection is tied to moral judgments of success and failure. Shankar and Adam discuss how equating goals with self-respect can lead to a sense of failure. They delve into the shift from satisficers to maximizers and the danger of setting artificial, round-number goals.In this clip
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