# Our dangerous obsession with perfectionism is getting worse

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDMED 2018
- Speaker: Thomas Curran
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_curran_our_dangerous_obsession_with_perfectionism_is_getting_worse)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Social psychologist Thomas Curran explores how the pressure to be perfect -- in our social media feeds, in school, at work -- is driving a rise in mental illness, especially among young people. Learn more about the causes of this phenomenon and how we can create a culture that celebrates the joys of imperfection.

## Lectures

1. [Our dangerous obsession with perfectionism is getting worse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/thomas_curran_our_dangerous_obsession_with_perfectionism_is_getting_worse/e19f09d87ad1), 15 min (TED's player)