Episode 8 | Perfectionism is Killing Your Academic Career | The Academic Revolution Podcast with Inga Hofmann
Have you ever considered how perfectionism is affecting your academic career and what it is actually costing you?
Perfectionism is ingrained in our culture in medicine. Perfectionism is great for the patient. After all, we want to deliver the best care. And taking a sloppy approach could cost a patient's life.
Taking a perfectionism approach is also great for a technically perfectly executed experiment or research study, but really detrimental to your academic career.
However, have you wondered what causes research projects, publications, and grant applications to stall? Perfectionism gets in the way! That’s why perfectionism is the #1 academic career killer for many physicians and scientists.
In this episode on perfection, which is from Pillar #3 (Mental Mastery) of my Physician Success DNA Method you’ll discover what perfectionism is really about.
Perfectionism is not about being perfect or even get task 100% perfect. It’s about hiding and fear to get your work out there.
You’ll learn how perfectionism is closely connected to imposter syndrome and procrastination, and the reasons for that.
Once you listen to this episode you’ll have a new awareness of perfectionism and how to overcome it. Take a listen.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Academic Physician Success Path, a 3-Part Mini-Series for Academic Physicians
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