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Who has never felt like they were not up to par or that the grass was greener elsewhere? Based on her experience as editor-in-chief of a cultural program and on her book co-written with her sister "La femme parfaite est une connasse", Marie-Aldine Girard explains that trying to be perfect means forcing yourself to fit into boxes. She thus leads us to reflect on this question: what if the quest for perfection prevented us from accepting ourselves for who we really are? Marie-Aldine GIRARD is a journalist and author. After having worked as a journalist on various television programs and as a columnist for the radio, she is now editor-in-chief of a cultural program "Ce soir (ou jamais!)", on FRANCE 2, since its creation in 2006. Originally from Montpellier, she moved to Paris in 2003 to continue her studies and become a journalist. In 2003, with her twin sister, actress and comedian Anne-Sophie GIRARD, they decided to pool their talents to write "The Perfect Woman is a Bitch!", a "Survival Guide for Normal Women". This was followed by a Volume 2, then a comic strip, illustrated by Margaux Motin. Today, 1.5 million books later, they are both embarking on a new adventure, the adaptation of "The Perfect Woman is a Bitch!" for the cinema... This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx