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The Perfectionists And Creativity
Perfectionists are people who strive for flawlessness, set intensely high standards for themselves, and are highly critical of their own behavior. While perfectionism has been the subject of much research, it remains unclear how the concept relates to creative thinking. Perfectionists might be expected to be short on creativity since creativity requires being flexible and open to mistakes. But perfectionists might also be expected to be high in creativity since creative pursuits call for perseverance and commitment — qualities that are typical of perfectionists.
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A General Comment For Any And All Readers
The authors note that their studies employed only a small number of creative and associative tasks, which may have compromised the generalizability of their findings. Future studies should explore additional creative tasks to see if the findings replicate across other aspects of creative achievem...
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The Standards Of Perfection And Their Effect
“Standards of perfection have an important impact on the process of creation,” explained study author Jean- Christophe Goulet-Pelletier, a PhD student at the University of Ottawa. “It affects the motivation, emotions, and behaviors of individual...
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The Questions (Should) Never Stop
“Many questions need to be addressed,” Goulet-Pelletier explained. “Our study did not specifically identify which mechanism explained the detrimental effect of perfectionism on creative thinking abilities. Moreover, creativity and perfectionism are expressed different...
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Loosen The (Perfection) Restraints
“Striving for perfection over and above excellence is likely to limit experimentation, spontaneity, and openness,” the study authors wrote. “Relaxing the perfection constraint means changing the narrative so that it becomes ‘okay if it isn’t always perfect’ (Nord...
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The Model of Excellencism and Perfectionism (MEP)
A team of researchers from the University of Ottawa proposed that these contrasting expectations might be explained by a distinction between striving for excellence and perfection. Their reasoning was based on a theory developed by one of the st...
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The Unforgiving Flawlessness
The Model of Excellencism and Perfectionism (MEP) explains that the concepts of excellencism and perfectionism, while related, are distinct in their goals. While both concepts involve the pursuit of very high standards, excellencism is flexible while pe...
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Why Might Perfectionism Block Creativity?
The researchers note several reasons why perfectionism might block creativity. For one, perfectionists may be overly motivated to find quick and perfect solutions, leading them to focus on conventional strategies and to avoid new and uncertain ones. Secondly, being u...
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New research published in the British Journal of Psychology suggests that if we want to improve our creativity, it is better to aim for excellence rather than perfection.
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