Katherine Morgan Schafler

How Perfectionism Is A Good Thing

 

Episode Notes (by minute):

1:30: When Katherine realized that perfectionism could be a positive thing for people

3:30: Why Katherine does not like the term “a recovering perfectionist”

4:30: “I think perfectionism is an innate, natural human impulse that everybody feels.”

7:00: “power, to me, is understanding the immutability of your worth”

8:30: The five types of perfectionists that Katherine has seen most common in her work: Intense perfectionists, Classic perfectionists, Parisian perfectionists, Procrastinator perfectionists, and Messy perfectionists.

15:30: How Beyoncé self-identifies as a perfectionist 

17:30: “I think we construct meaning by like being our full selves in the world, and you need to be present to do that.”

18:30: How you can be more present by not numbing yourself

19:30: How you can be a different type of perfectionist in different settings

22:30: Two questions to ask yourself about the type of work you are doing: 1) how are you striving? and 2) why are you striving?

30:00: How Katherine takes an integration approach to perfectionism 

32:00: How asking for help is a refusal to give up 

(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)

Published Date: 3/30/23