Perfectionism among young people has skyrocketed, but experts say there are ways to quiet your inner critic. By Christina Caron Yuxin Sun, a psychologist in Seattle, sees a lot of clients at her group ...

Toxic perfectionism took the joy from my art and got in the way of my dream career as an animator. I didn't want to fail or disappoint anyone, so I had to make my art perfect — an impossible goal.

The line between healthy ambition and destructive perfectionism has become increasingly blurred in our achievement-obsessed culture. What begins as a desire for excellence can gradually evolve into a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. It’s wrong to assume that striving for perfectionism is inherently bad. It’s often healthy for artists, athletes, and many service ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. I am a perfectionist, and trust me when I say this, it ...

Over the last four months since the launch of my book, Flawed: Why Perfectionism is a Challenge for Management, I've been on a mission to spread the message about the profound negative impact of ...

Perhaps somewhere in your life, you had a teacher, a parent, or a sibling who placed unusually high demands on you. Asking, expecting, even demanding that you always do better or be better. Sometimes, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As a kid, I used to smooth out my bedspread every morning with a plastic Happy Meal boat. Everything I owned had to be just so, all my stuffed animals and dolls and books in their ...

I struggle with perfectionism. Big time. For years, I wouldn’t put anything into the world unless it was exactly the way I wanted it, down to the tiniest detail. Tasks would take weeks instead of days ...

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, ...

I recently interviewed clinical psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen, whose book How to Be Enough: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists came out on January 7th. We talked about ...