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Humanness
The fresh-start effect
The “fresh-start” effect, psychologists call it. There is something magical about new beginnings. Whether that is the beginning of a new school year, the 1st of the month, a fresh Monday or Januay first. Fresh start Such a fresh start offers the opportunity to dust ...
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Perfectionism
Letting go of perfectionism: how to do it?
What to do with your perfectionism? Perfectionism: how to get rid of it? Your perfectionist pattern is probably firmly rooted in your thoughts and feelings, coloring how you perceive the world and what choices you make. Can you change that? Can that be unlearned? Fortunately, ...
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Organization Development
Managing perfectionists
Do you have perfectionists on your team? Always thought that was convenient and good for productivity? That one employee who always keeps going when everyone else has already gone home. Or that super-motivated colleague who never says no when you ask to take on that ...
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Organization Development
The paradox of perfectionism
A little perfectionistic, just being “normal” perfectionistic, there’s not much wrong with that, you might think? As long as you don’t overdo it and are not too neurotic about striving for perfection. Here is the deal: that is not true. Professor of psychology Joachim Stoeber ...
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Perfectionism
Perfect through the crisis
Perfectionism is something other than giving your best. It is an attempt to avoid judgment. Judgement of others, judgement of yourself. It is the thought process of: if only I work perfectly, live perfectly, care perfectly, I can prevent other peoples’ judgment and (perhaps more ...
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