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Self-assessment4 minSubjectiveRationality

How harsh are your standards?

Five scales that separate high ambition (harmless) from self-critical perfectionism (costly), and show where the line falls for you.

The path

How it works

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High goals are not the problem. The problem is what happens inside you when you don’t reach them.

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The evidence

Why does it work?

Structured self-reflection, not a clinical instrument. The difference between “perfectionistic strivings” and “perfectionistic concerns”, where the latter drives ill-health, is well documented (Stoeber & Otto 2006; meta-analysis Limburg et al. 2017).

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