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College Students and Destructive Perfectionism

By Joanna Lilley — 2019

Generation Z can struggle to bounce back from the first failures they experience in college. Here's how to help them thrive.

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On a dreary Monday morning, I am listening to an inconsolable graduate student. Based on their state of anxiety, you would think they are on the verge of flunking out of their program or that a loved one has fallen seriously ill. The truth is far different.

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