Perfectionism holds us back. Here's why

Name: Perfectionism holds us back. Here's why
Uploaded: 2018-07-30T20:49:04Z
Duration: 8 min 28 s
Description: If you can't do it perfectly, why do it at all? Recovering perfectionist Charly Haversat challenges our obsession with perfection in our personal lives, workplaces and beyond. Can we fight the crippling fear of failure and the unwillingness to compromise that it creates?

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Charly Haversat |

TED@State Street Boston

• November 2015

If you can't do it perfectly, why do it at all? Recovering perfectionist Charly Haversat challenges our obsession with perfection in our personal lives, workplaces and beyond. Can we fight the crippling fear of failure and the unwillingness to compromise that it creates?