The Imperfectionist Mindset with Oliver Burkeman

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Minds and Mics

Nick Wignall

48 episodes

2 weeks ago

Psychologist Nick Wignall interviews experts in the fields of psychology, mental health, and human potential to better understand how the mind works and how we can make it work for us to improve our lives in practical, meaningful ways.

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The Imperfectionist Mindset with Oliver Burkeman

Minds and Mics

51 minutes

1 year ago

The Imperfectionist Mindset with Oliver Burkeman

In this episode of Minds & Mics, Nick chats with author Oliver Burkeman about the imperfectionist mindset and how this counterintuitive idea can help with everything from perfectionism and indecisiveness to procrastination and imposter syndrome.

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EPISODE TOPICS

The Problem with Self-Improvement
Function Follows Form
What Is Imperfectionism?
The Oliver Burkeman Thesis Statement
Synthesizing the Achiever and the Enjoyer
Oliver's 4-Hour Workday Experiment
The Virtues of Deliberate Constraint
The Psychology of Indecisiveness and Overwhelm
Daily-ish as the Antidote to Perfectionism
Scruffy Hospitality as the Antidote to Imposter Syndrome