Around 20% of adults procrastinate regularly. Yet a lot of what we hear about this common behaviour is wrong.
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Teachers in a study reported strong emotional reactions to small setbacks from their perfectionistic students, ranging from crying or lashing out to shutting down completely.
Nothing is perfect, nothing lasts and nothing is ever finished. That’s the core of wabi-sabi. And psychology suggests this Japanese philosophy may be onto something.
Unwinding can be hard during the holidays for many reasons. Building in time to recharge through active leisure can help.
Constantly striving to improve ourselves can take a toll on our mental health.
Procrastinating can be a coping mechanism for anxiety, but usually only works in the short term.
For many teens, the pressure to project a perfect persona feels necessary to fit in and gain approval from their peers. However, the effort to appear perfect may actually push others away.
There’s nothing wrong with the pursuit of excellence at work. But research suggests creativity can suffer if leaders fail to create psychological safety – particularly by expressing anger.
Knitting has been shown to create a flow state, reduce stress and boost overall mental health.
A fixation with healthy eating could harm your health.
Children and adolescents may experience perfectionism in relation to school work, sport, performance in art or music, or in relation to their own body. Here’s how parents can tackle it.
Wellness actually often involves a lot of effort.
Adele Dumont’s affecting memoir, The Pulling, draws the reader into the secrecy, shame and impulses behind trichotilllomania, or compulsive hair-pulling.
Weddings have become increasingly curated: everything from the shoes to the table runners are perfectly themed and colour-co-ordinated. It is emblematic of our cultural obsession with perfection.
Although teen perfectionists often appear to be doing well on the surface, they are not impervious to hardships. They are young people who are often in need of support.
Physician burnout is a severe problem in the medical field, made much worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. But an online coaching program that could be scaled up had dramatic results for participants.
Pursuing perfection is unnecessary and unrealistic.
When perfectionists compare themselves to others on social media, they report feelings of depression and insecurity.
If you secretly want lockdown to last longer so you can achieve your goals, you’re not alone.
A focus on more realistic performance outcomes can help students cope when things do not go to plan.
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Professor of Child and Youth Studies; Canada Research Chair (Tier II) Adjustment and Well-Being in Children and Youth, Brock University
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Clinical Psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
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Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology, York St John University
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Professor of Child and Youth Studies; Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, Brock University
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