Author

Books by Thomas Curran

Thomas Curran is a professor of psychology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where his research focuses on perfectionism, motivation, and well-being. He has published more than sixty peer-reviewed papers and delivered a widely viewed TED Talk on perfectionism's rise. His academic work drawing on large longitudinal datasets documenting rising perfectionism rates has been widely cited in mental health research. The Perfection Trap is his first book for a general audience, translating fifteen years of empirical work into a readable argument about a cultural epidemic.