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Aug 2020
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#2 On Being a Perfectionist

FAHAD ALENEZI
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Hello. In this recording, I talk about perfectionism, and what I believe is a healthy way of dealing with it. Music in the background: https://youtu.be/5qap5aO4i9A 
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