When Gordon Flett, a psychology professor who has spent his career studying perfectionism, was bringing up his two daughters, he was determined to help them understand that they didn’t need to be ...

To have moral worth, our actions must be motivated by duty, rather than mere sympathy or inclination. As a paradigm of moral worth, Kant upheld the hard-hearted person who acts purely out of duty.

There’s a quiet pressure that floats into nearly every wedding — one that’s rarely discussed in vendor meetings or engagement parties. It’s the pressure to be perfect. Not just joyful or elegant, but ...

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