The cost of chasing perfection when investing – with Dr Thomas Curran
What if perfectionism is costing us more than we realise? Not just in career progression, mental health and life, but in investment decision-making too. In the latest episode of The Allan Gray Podcast, Group Savings and Investments head Shaheed Mohamed is joined by Dr Thomas Curran, associate professor of psychology at the London School of Economics and Political Science and author of “The Perfection Trap”.
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