E206 - Is Perfectionism Killing Your Creativity? With Dr. Thomas Curran

The Directors’ Take Podcast

This is Episode 6 of our brand new season of The Directors Take Podcast.

This week's episode is a conversation with Dr. Thomas Curran, a renowned Psychologist and Associate Professor in the esteemed Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics and Author of ‘one of Bloomberg’s best books of 2023’, The Perfection Trap.

In this chat we cover…

-What is perfectionism?

-Where does perfectionism come from?

-How is perfectionism linked to mental health?

-How is perfectionism linked to ‘deficit thinking’ or ‘imposter syndrome’.

-Is procrastination linked to perfectionism?

-How do social environments breed perfectionist traits?

-How do factors such as race, gender and class play into this?

-How can we combat perfectionism?

Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is The National Film and Television School.

Nuggets of the week

Dr. Thomas Curran: Dr. Gabor Maté on Alienation - YouTube Video

Oz: Rate my takeaway - YouTube Channel

Marcus: Shadow of the Colossus - Playstation Game

Credits

Music by Oliver Wegmüller

Socials

Dr. Thomas Curran: Website & Twitter (X)

The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram

Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram

Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram

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