{"id":28249,"date":"2023-06-02T10:03:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T08:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=145361"},"modified":"2023-06-02T10:37:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T08:37:08","slug":"instant-genius-podcast-perfectionism-with-thomas-curran","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/instant-genius-podcast-perfectionism-with-thomas-curran\/","title":{"rendered":"Instant Genius Podcast: Perfectionism, with Thomas Curran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Why perfectionism is on the rise and what we can do about it. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Jason Goodyer\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 02 June 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><em>Instant Genius<\/em> is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. And in this episode, we\u2019re delving into the science of perfectionism with the help of <a href=\"\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/PBS\/People\/Dr-Thomas-Curran&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Curran<\/a>, Assistant Professor of Psychological and Behavioural Sciences at the London School of Economics and author of <em>The Perfection Trap \u2013 The Power Of Good Enough In A World That Always Wants More<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;xgmjVLxjqfcXK5BV_XyN&quot;\">\n<p class=\"&quot;Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0\" birsm=\"\" umouqjskmubvf4i_xz6r=\"\" data-encore-id=\"&quot;type&quot;\">He tells us why perfectionism is on the rise, why that\u2019s a bad thing and what we can do about it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Spotify\" embed:=\"\" why=\"\" perfectionism=\"\" is=\"\" on=\"\" the=\"\" rise=\"\" and=\"\" how=\"\" we=\"\" can=\"\" combat=\"\" it=\"\" with=\"\" thomas=\"\" curran=\"\" style=\"&quot;border-radius:\" width=\"&quot;100%&quot;\" height=\"&quot;152&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"&quot;autoplay;\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" loading=\"&quot;lazy&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/47iEjPNtqueVlhsEl0HH5n?utm_source=oembed&quot;\"\/>\n<p>Find <em>Instant Genius<\/em>\u00a0on your preferred podcast platform here:\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/instantgenius.podlink.to\/Podcast&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; 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