Show Notes
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. 💌 JOIN NICK'S FREE NEWSLETTER The Friendly Mind: https://www.thefriendlymind.com/newsletter/ 📙 OLIVER'S BOOK Meditations for Mortals: https://www.oliverburkeman.com 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
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