
(Ep 32) - Do you even want success (the perils of achievement bias)
Scott H Young Podcast
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Prioritizing Achievement Is a Valid Choice
Nearly every famous speaker and writer on spirituality whose work argues in favor of well being over material success, is none the less successful. Which means that those people are either accidentally successful, or they are at least selectively hypocritical to their own message. Look, i'm just as wrapped up in this as anyone else. I also value achievement very highly. That value has put work central to my life in times when it wouldn't have been for other people. The advice you receive from me is at least in part a factor of my personality and values, rather than a truly objective assessment of what's best for you.
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