Description: Perfectionism is very common in high achievers, and Harvard is full of perfectionists surrounded by other perfectionnists. In some ways, it’s what helps them achieve. But after a point, it can become very limiting and hard to change, even when people know it holds them back.
Hugh Kearns will help us deal with this problem. His workshop, which emphasizes a selective perfectionism approach, will cover subjects such as:
- Recognising perfectionistic behaviors
- The pros and cons of it
- How it impacts your research
- Understanding the psychology behind it
- Specific strategies
- Coping with mistakes and setbacks
Speaker: Hugh Kearns is recognized internationally as a public speaker, educator, and researcher. He regularly lectures at universities across the world and has recently returned from lecture tours of the UK and the US which included lectures at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Berkeley and Stanford. His areas of expertise include self-management, positive psychology, work-life balance, learning, and creativity.
This workshop is co-sponsored by FAS Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
