Psychological
What if perfectionism isn't careful, it's just scared?
A coding teacher noticed something odd. When students got stuck, many of them would show their teacher a blank screen. They'd rather delete everything they'd written than show work that wasn't perfect.
We're raising our girls to be perfect, and we're raising our boys to be brave.— Reshma Saujani
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The thinker
Founder of Girls Who Code
Reshma Saujani is an activist, author, and founder of Girls Who Code. Her TED Talk on teaching bravery over perfection has been viewed millions of times.
Based on Teach girls bravery, not perfection | Reshma Saujani | TED, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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