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Informationen zum Autor JEFF SZYMANSKI, PHD, is the Executive Director of the International OCD Foundation; a Clinical Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School; and a Clinical Associate in Psychology at McLean Hospital. For more information, please visit: www.jeffszymanski.com and www.theperfectionistshandbook.com. Klappentext A guide for getting your perfectionism to work for you Is perfectionism a good thing or does it get in our way? In The Perfectionist's Handbook, clinical psychologist Jeff Szymanski helps readers navigate their way out of the "perfectionism paradox": if your intentions are good (wanting to excel) and the outcomes you want are reasonable (to feel competent and satisfied), why would perfectionism backfire and result in unhappiness and stress? Learn when perfectionism will pay off, and when and why it sabotages you. Specific strategies are outlined throughout the book to help readers transform their perfectionism from a liability to an asset. There is no reason to eliminate perfectionism altogether-instead, build on what's working and change what's not. The Perfectionist's Handbook helps readers to: Distinguish between intention and strategy as a way of improving outcomes Identify diminishing returns and how to redistribute time and resources Make the most of mistakes rather than being preoccupied with trying to avoid them Learn to focus on your "Top 10" list as a way of getting the most out of your life Access others more effectively as a way of improving performance Obtain more balance in their lives Zusammenfassung The Perfectionist's Handbook teaches the art of being an Adaptive Perfectionist, someone who stands out and gets bigger playoffs: greater productivity with less effort, more energy, and balance in your work and life Jeff Szymanski's strategies help you function more effectively to better help you reach your goals. . Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments viii Introduction x Part I Understanding Your Perfectionism 1 Chapter 1 Definitions and Types of Perfectionism 3 Chapter 2 Building Your Perfectionism Profile 13 Chapter 3 Insight Doesn't Always Lead to Change 31 Part II Maximizing Healthy Perfectionism 53 Chapter 4 Wanting Things to Be Perfect May Not Be the Problem 55 Chapter 5 The Lesson of Diminishing Returns: Learn to Analyze Your Effort 71 Chapter 6 Translating Mistakes into Strategic Experimentation 87 Chapter 7 An Unexamined Life: Focus on Your Top 10 List 105 Chapter 8 Even Jesus Needed Disciples: The Value of Others 125 Chapter 9 All Work and No Play: Why It's Important to Refuel and Refresh 147 Chapter 10 Putting It All Together 169 Bibliography 185 Index 191 ...
List of contents
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction x
PART I Understanding Your Perfectionism 1
Chapter 1 Definitions and Types of Perfectionism 3
Chapter 2 Building Your Perfectionism Profile 13
Chapter 3 Insight Doesn't Always Lead to Change 31
PART II Maximizing Healthy Perfectionism 53
Chapter 4 Wanting Things to Be Perfect May Not Be the Problem 55
Chapter 5 The Lesson of Diminishing Returns: Learn to Analyze Your Effort 71
Chapter 6 Translating Mistakes into Strategic Experimentation 87
Chapter 7 An Unexamined Life: Focus on Your Top 10 List 105
Chapter 8 Even Jesus Needed Disciples: The Value of Others 125
Chapter 9 All Work and No Play: Why It's Important to Refuel and Refresh 147
Chapter 10 Putting It All Together 169
Bibliography 185
Index 191
About the author
JEFF SZYMANSKI, PHD, is the Executive Director of the International OCD Foundation; a Clinical Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School; and a Clinical Associate in Psychology at McLean Hospital. For more information, please visit: www.jeffszymanski.com and www.theperfectionistshandbook.com.
