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Aug 2024
28m 3s

Creativity 101: Perfectionism

Amie McNee and James Winestock
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We're coming back to a topic we talk about a lot on the podcast, Perfectionism. This time, though, we're going back to basics. What is perfectionism? What are the most common ways it shows up our lives? Why is bad? And what can we do about it?


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