3 Aug
2010
3 Aug
'10
1 p.m.
Zounds! What a topic. :-)
Maybe someone do dissertation research on this, also addressing the connected themes of
perfectionism & high achievement among (a) leaders in general, from business to
community to education to gov't, and (b) hard-core dancers in general. (An
alternative thesis: Does the society of callers tend to attract a high proportion of
analytical souls?)
I had some off-list exchanges about my post, and one person sent this:
"I often think of Sigmund Freud's phrase, 'the narcissism of small
differences.'"
It may relate to keeping perspective, but in any case I thought it was a quote worth
sharing w the larger list.
Chrissy Fowler
Belfast ME
Message: 3
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 10:51:12 -0700
From: Joyce Miller joyceling(a)sbcglobal.net
(...)
In any case, I've been wondering for many years if
the society of callers might tend to attract in higher proportion folks who are hard on
themselves (and therefore others), expect perfection, and have been (or want to be) high
achievers. I don't recall ever seeing this topic broached on any callers'
discussion group.
But I know from my own experience how those impulses
can lead to a loss of perspective.