HUMANS 101

Perfectionism Is Anxiety Masquerading as Discipline

Why it’s time to stop fetishizing achievement-oriented pathology

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As a recovering perfectionist, I feel the need to call a spade a spade — perfectionism isn’t a virtue. Somewhere along the line, we put it on the cultural pedestal and never looked back. Average achievers and procrastinators…