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Our Obsession With Achievement Is Fueling Anxiety

Why we should think differently about success—and how to start

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Takeaways

Anxiety can arise from the pressure to meet self-imposed expectations.

We are spread too thin and overwhelmed. We are pushing ourselves to the point of exhaustion. Yet we refuse to take a break.

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In a pause you can question existing ways of acting, have new ideas or simply appreciate the life you are living. Without ever stopping to observe yourself, how can you explore what else you might do or who you might become?
We both need to take a close interest in the times, places, habits and contexts that bring out the best in us – and that give us permission to contemplate, then try to explain, what’s really going on when it comes to the questions that matter most.

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