Why read The Pursuit of Perfect?

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DO YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO BE PERFECT?

We're all laboring under our own and society's expectations to be perfect in every way-to look younger, to make more money, to be happy all the time. But according to Tal Ben-Shahar, the New York Times bestselling author of Happier, the pursuit…

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1 author picked The Pursuit of Perfect as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Carole Robin

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When I read this book, I thought, “This book was written for me!”

The very idea that my obsessive-compulsive perfectionist tendencies (which I had always believed helped me achieve all that I had) were the source of much of my unhappiness was provocative. Confronting the cost I was paying, particularly in my relationships, by expecting perfection (from myself AND from others) was downright transformative.

What the author describes as “active acceptance” of our own and others’ flaws as a crucial step in realizing the potential of all relationships was a huge personal insight. I also loved learning that the alternative…

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