The Anxious Achiever cover image

Gretchen Rubin on Expectations, Pillars of Habits, and Understanding Why You React the Way You Do

The Anxious Achiever

00:00

The Anxious Achievers

Anxious achievers are almost racing against both their own expectations and what they perceive to be other people's expectations. Obliger rebellion arises when an obliger is in a situation where expectations have become kind of unsupportable. Sometimes it can be beneficial, but it can also be destructive. If you know about this pattern, you can see it coming a mile away.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app