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Feature interview: The flaws that lie within flawlessness

Feature interview: The flaws that lie within flawlessness

Update: 2025-09-10
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Perfect is the enemy of good. It's also the enemy of joy, creativity, relationships and even our health. We are living in the age of perfectionism says acclaimed author and contributing writer for The New Yorker, Leslie Jamison. Perfectionism used to be considered a "respectable flaw" you can confess to in a job interview. But now, with easy access to weight loss drugs and filtering apps, the illusion of perfect is everywhere. Her latest article explains the flaws that lie within flawless. Her piece is called The Pain of Perfectionism.
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Feature interview: The flaws that lie within flawlessness

Feature interview: The flaws that lie within flawlessness