A Perfectionist's Guide to Not Being Perfect (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781433837036)

It's hard for teens to be happy when they've created a very narrow window of what defines success.

The goal of this helpful book is to encourage teens to maintain their desire to achieve without striving to always be perfect and to appreciate and love who they are just as they are, not for what they do or accomplish. Finding a balance between work and play is key. Challenging perfectionism is about the pursuit of happiness.

When teens can recognize that perfectionism is a disadvantage, they can become motivated to do something about it. For many, it may just be shifting the perfectionism a bit to land in a more positive place. It might be about deciding when and where to be slightly perfectionistic, when and where they can let go of high standards and all-or-nothing thinking, and when it's okay to simply do a "good enough" job on something.

Author: Bonnie Zucker
ISBN-10: 143383703X
ISBN-13: 9781433837036
Publisher: Magination Press
Language: English
Published: 02/22/2022
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2022
School Library Journal 03/01/2022 pg. 127
Booklist 02/25/2022