Signal with Mory & Melissa

Chasing Perfection: How Trying to Be the Best Ends Up Making Everything Worse


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If perfection is an unattainable goal, why are we chasing it all the time? This week, join Mory and Melissa as they answer this question and several others about our relentless drive to be the best. Our perfectionism is at the root of everything from procrastination to workaholism, ruthless competition to perpetual self-doubt. This perfectly imperfect episode also features sensational wedding stories, untidy closets, and a cameo from our favorite guest: Mory’s printer.To submit questions for future episodes: https://forms.gle/ZhSKGveWox33GvFq6Follow Mory on insta: https://www.instagram.com/moryfontanez/
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