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Perfectionists
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Perfectionists: see Noyes, John Humphrey Noyes, John Humphrey, 1811–86, American reformer, founder of the Oneida community, b. Brattleboro, Vt. He studied theology at Yale but lost his license to preach because of his "perfectionist" doctrine. This took its name from Mat. 5.
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The apparently improvised sequence in the off-hours of a cafe in Roberta demonstrates not just their tapping skills, but their growing complicity as dancing partners: Although they must have rehearsed the number over and over again (Astaire's perfectionism was legendary), its apparent spontaneity is enchanting.
Chapters explore faulty beliefs that drive irrational fears, such as fear of rejection, and the harmful or self-sabotaging behaviors that can spring from fear, such as excessive perfectionism or exorbitantly costly overpreparation, and methods for nurturing healthy beliefs to counter negative tendencies.
Medical training reinforces and exacerbates the preexisting trait of perfectionism that many doctors have.
 
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