I HAVE a tendency, when anyone asks, “Don’t you think you’ve taken on a bit much this year?”, to wave a hand and laugh, trying to hide the fact that the laugh is forced and slightly tinged with hysteria. “I’m fine!” I say and rush off to change my stash for the third time that […]
perfectionism
Reality Check: New You Won’t Be Perfect
You’re back at the busy gym, with seemingly everyone else at University, and even though you had to wait for each machine you’re pleased you went – you’re going to kick 2017’s butt! A few days later you wake up and debate staying in bed. You snooze for 10, 15, 30 minutes and then decide […]
Keeping perfection in perspective
There’s this scene, in one of those medical dramas on television that invariably involves very little medicine, and it’s always stuck in the back of my mind. “You are too good to let this ruin you”, a suave doctor says to a young registrar struggling to cope with her somewhat dysfunctional personal life. “Too good […]