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#500 - Special: 18 Lessons From 500 Episodes

Modern Wisdom

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Are You Driven by Fears of Insufficiency?

High formers are driven by fears of insufficiency, rather than a hellistic desire to be better. We sacrifice the thing we want for the thing which is supposed to get it. You don't need to let go of all success goals but you do need to spend some time working out whether there's a shorter route to the life that you want and not pressing harder on the accelerator.

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