The Pursuit of Perfect, Tal BenShahar, PhD
The Pursuit of Perfect, Tal BenShahar, PhD
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The Pursuit of Perfect
to Stop Chasing and Start Living a Richer, Happier Life

Author: Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD

Narrator: Eric Conger

Unabridged: 6 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/08/2009

Synopsis

Do you want to be perfect? Or do you want to be happy?

We're all laboring under our own and society's expectations to be perfect in every way—to look younger, to make more money, to be happy all the time. But according to Tal Ben-Shahar, the New York Times bestselling author of Happier, the pursuit of perfect may actually be the number-one internal obstacle to finding happiness.

Applying cutting-edge research in the field of positive psychology—the scientific principles taught in his wildly popular course at Harvard University—Ben-Shahar takes us off the impossible pursuit of perfection and directs us to the way to happiness, richness, and true fulfillment. He shows us the freedom derived from not trying to do it all right all the time and the real lessons that failure and painful emotions can teach us. He provides exercises for self reflection, meditations, and “Time-Ins” to help you rediscover what you really want out of life.

About Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD

Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD, has written eight books, including the New York Times bestseller Happier. He is cofounder of the Happiness Studies Academy and Potentialife. Ben-Shahar taught the largest course at Harvard, "Positive Psychology," and the third largest, "The Psychology of Leadership," attracting 1,400 students per semester-approximately twenty percent of all Harvard undergraduates. He obtained his BA and PhD from Harvard, and for the last twenty years has been teaching leadership, happiness, and mindfulness to audiences all over the world.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mario on September 21, 2015

This big idea of the book is to give you tool to get out of pursuing a life of perfection. The author also offers a more realistic alternative to a perfectionist, becoming an optimalist. Overall the book is loaded with great ideas and lessons on emotional mastery and happiness. My favorite quote is:......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on May 14, 2016

I'm starting to think that perfectionism is an epidemic. Some good takeaways from this book. Here are my favorite clips: For the perfectionist, achieving his goal is the only thing that matters. The process of getting there - the journey- is meaningless to him. He views the journey as simply a series......more

Goodreads review by Brian on October 30, 2023

It's time to quit being a perfectionist and start being an optimalist. This book will show you how. “Perfectionism and optimalism are not distinct ways of being, an either-or choice, but rather they coexist in each person. And while we can move from perfectionism toward optimalism, we never fully lea......more

Goodreads review by pri on October 23, 2009

Good mix of information. A lot of references to sources I've read in the past - but good to see them reinforced again. Deals with the concept of failure and perfectionism and the preferred way to handle some situations. not life changing - but an interesting read that has made me think about myself......more

Goodreads review by Mariana on December 07, 2020

I wouldn't say it's a masterpiece but I found it very useful as a perfectionist. I will definitely take many of the tips with me.......more

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