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Catherine Houlihan, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast

Optimising is just perfectionism in disguise. Here’s why that’s a problem

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If you regularly scroll health and wellness content online, you’ve no doubt heard of optimising.

Optimisation usually means striving to make something the best it can be – the “optimal” version. A decade ago, it was mainly used to talk about workplace strategy, describing how a positive mindset might increase workers’ productivity.

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