zeit wissen / cover story

perfectionists

2011

they are the children of our time. good is never good enough for them: perfectionists strive for perfection. which drives some of them into a depression and others to excellence.

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urban zintel photography — perfectionists
charlotte weigelt,21, psychology student
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urban zintel photography — perfectionists
lukas mundelsee, 21, athlete
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urban zintel photography — perfectionists
annegret & thomas krüger-zechlin, 47 & 57, receptionist & doctor
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urban zintel photography — perfectionists
monika kern, 39, clerk
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urban zintel photography — perfectionists
klara prein, 32, with her highly talented daughter
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urban zintel photography — perfectionists
johannes hallermeier, 19, schloss salem graduate