
Be Happy Without Being Perfect
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5. GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK. OR TWO Always trying to keep up with the girl in the next cubicle? Add Be Happy Without Being Perfect, $16, to your summer book list. “Greater levels [of perfectionism] can whip up feelings of distress, depression and disappointment,” says Alice D. Domar, the coauthor. “Giving up some control can be a liberating, satisfying experience.”
Photography: Gabriel Steele (tops), George Pimentel (celebrity), Anthea Simms (models).
This story has been edited for FLARE.com; Find the complete story and where-to-buy appears in the July 2009 issue of FLARE.
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