If you are a high-achieving person, you may see your strong work ethic and determinedness as pivotal to your achievements. If you are ever anything short of exceptional, it can feel like a personal ...

College students today are more perfectionistic than their counterparts were three decades ago, according to a new study.

Autistic individuals often struggle with accepting rejection, instead trying harder to get others to appreciate them for ...

In September 2020, a male perfectionism scholar had his assistant tell me he would “not be available for further interviews” after I got a time difference wrong. I had all five kids in my blended ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kathy Caprino, M.A. covers careers, leadership and personal growth. There are many factors that exacerbate perfectionism, ...

A 2022 study of 16- to 25-year-olds found 85 percent of participants identified having perfectionist traits, mostly focused on academic achievement. A new initiative from Emory University in Atlanta ...

Overtraining syndrome is one of the great mysteries of modern sports science. No one is exactly sure what goes wrong or how to fix it. But there’s a general consensus about what causes it: too much ...

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Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. Worried that perfectionism is ...

Being a perfectionist can be a mixed blessing. Although having high standards is generally a positive trait, as with everything, too much of a good thing can become problematic. When it comes to ...

Coaching clients who self-identify as perfectionists typically have high standards and expect top-quality work from themselves and the people around them. However, they can also be overbearing, ...

Thomas Curran is assistant professor at University of Bath; Andrew Hill is head of taught postgraduate programmes at York St John University In our roles as academics, young people knock on our doors ...