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\\u201cDon\\u2019t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.\\u201d \\u2014anonymous

\\u201cPerfection is man\\u2019s ultimate illusion. It simply doesn\\u2019t exist in the universe. If you are a perfectionist, you are guarantee to be a loser in whatever you do.\\u201d \\u2014David Burns

Today, burnout and depression are at record levels, driven by a combination of intense workplace competition, oppressively ubiquitous social media encouraging comparisons with others, the quest for elite credentials, and helicopter parenting. Society continually broadcasts the need to want more, and to be perfect.

Shermer and Curran discuss: \\u2022 Curran\\u2019s own perfectionism and how that led him to research perfection \\u2022 What is perfection? Is he measuring perfection or something else? \\u2022 The Big Five Personality Scale (OCEAN) and where perfection falls in it \\u2022 goals, meritocracy, high standards, and conscientiousness \\u2022 self-oriented vs. other-oriented vs. socially prescribed perfectionism \\u2022 Steve Jobs, Michael Jordan, Lance Armstrong \\u2022 origins of perfectionism \\u2022 consequences of perfectionism \\u2022 social media \\u2022 income inequality, UBI, GDP, economics \\u2022 helicopter parenting and coddling \\u2022 generational differences in perfectionism.

Thomas Curran is a professor of psychology at the London School of Economics and author of a landmark study that the BBC hailed as \\u201cthe first to compare perfectionism across generations.\\u201d His TED talk on perfectionism has received more than three million views. His research has been featured in media ranging from the Harvard Business Review to New Scientist to CNN and he has appeared on numerous television and radio programs. He is the author of The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough.