1.0Erasmus Magazinehttps://www.erasmusmagazine.nl/enrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8Jh9VyMEhf"><a href="https://www.erasmusmagazine.nl/en/2019/02/12/perfectionists-must-learn-to-enjoy-life/">‘Perfectionists must learn to enjoy life’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.erasmusmagazine.nl/en/2019/02/12/perfectionists-must-learn-to-enjoy-life/embed/#?secret=8Jh9VyMEhf" width="600" height="338" title="“‘Perfectionists must learn to enjoy life’” — Erasmus Magazine" data-secret="8Jh9VyMEhf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.erasmusmagazine.nl/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.erasmusmagazine.nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2019/02/12133412/Jaap-van-der-Stel-Perfectionisme-Ria-Teeuw.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=176613916520001501Today’s young adults are much greater perfectionists than their parents were back in the day, which may negatively affect their emotional wellbeing. For this reason, behavioural scientist Jaap van der Stel, 65, wrote a book entitled Perfectionisme [Perfectionism].