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
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 10:51:12 -0700
> From: Joyce Miller [email protected]
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> 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.
