News tagged with perfectionism

Steve Jobs was not 'warm and fuzzy': biographer

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs could be mean, abrasive and cuttingly dismissive of co-workers in his quest for perfectionism, according to his biographer.

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Steve Jobs bio, candid portrait of complicated man

The eagerly awaited biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs hit bookstores Monday, painting a candid portrait of a technology visionary who could be as bruising as he was brilliant.

Technology / Business

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The World-Changer: Steve Jobs knew what we wanted

(AP) -- In dark suit and bowtie, he is a computing-era carnival barker - eyebrows bouncing, hands gesturing, smile seductive and coy and a bit annoying. It's as if he's on his first date with an entire generation ...

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created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Global orchestra gives classics a modern stage

Classical violinist Paolo Calligopoulos says he pulled on the leather jacket, black fedora and sunglasses to perform an electric guitar solo for an online audition just for fun.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How well do you know your friends?

How does your best friend feel when people act needy? Or, about people being dishonest? What do they think when others seem uncomfortable in social situations? According to an upcoming study in Psychological Science, a jour ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The dangers of the 'ballerina body'

With actress Natalie Portman in Oscar contention, the movie “Black Swan” has taken center stage. So have concerns surrounding the dramatic weight loss Portman underwent for the role. Her depiction of a dangerously ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Studies should involve more cross-cultural collaboration

Previous studies have found that the vast majority of published psychological research in the United States is based on American samples and excludes 95 percent of the world's population. Yet, these results are often generalized ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Review provides new insights into the causes of anorexia

New imaging technology provides insight into abnormalities in the brain circuitry of patients with anorexia nervosa (commonly known as anorexia) that may contribute to the puzzling symptoms found in people with the eating ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New psychotherapy has potential to treat majority of cases of eating disorders

Wellcome Trust researchers have developed a new form of psychotherapy that has been shown to have the potential to treat more than eight out of ten cases of eating disorders in adults, a study out today reports.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 15, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Families do not cause anorexia nervosa

Misstatements and ignorance claiming that families "cause" eating disorders is like blaming parents for diabetes or asthma or cancer says an international group of eating disorders researchers.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 22, 2007 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research into procrastination shows surprising findings

A University of Calgary professor in the Haskayne School of Business has recently published his magnum opus on the subject of procrastination – and it's only taken him 10 years.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 10, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (34) | comments 0


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