How to Be Imperfect. A New Path to Self-Acceptance

Striving for perfection does not mean becoming better. This book is for those who feel anxiety and doubt in their actions, who have lost themselves due to the desire to do everything perfectly. It is for those who are tired of comparing and being disappointed. Because there will always be someone more successful, smarter, and more beautiful than us. Stephen Gies shares small rituals of imperfection in his book that free us from suffocating demands on ourselves. The author teaches self-acceptance and explains how to move forward when stuck in accumulated mistakes. Thanks to his book, you will break free from the trap of perfectionism and start enjoying everything you do. “The desire to be perfect and live a perfect life is both a trend and a pain of modernity. We demand the impossible from ourselves and end up suffering from unrealistic expectations, from the unattainability of a high bar, and then from devaluation. All this turns our life into an endless disaster. The author of this book humorously exposes the ideas of perfectionism and helps to find support by aligning with one's own inner truth. The book is written in simple, lively language, so while reading, you feel like you're having a relaxed conversation. However, after this conversation, you come out different: more confident and relaxed, ready to live your normal, imperfect, varied life.” — Irina Teva Kumar, practicing psychologist, lecturer, author.