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55. Too Much On My Plate | Getting un-busy, procrastination, and pulling back from overcommitment

Stimulus - Learn Tools to Crush It in Your Medical Career

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Overcoming the Pull of Validation and Finding Intrinsic Meaning in Work

The exercise of Aze-Mandias demonstrates the insignificance of individual achievements in the grand scheme of things, emphasizing the importance of aligning work with personal values. The struggle lies in overcoming the innate tendency to seek validation and worth based on success or failure, which requires a conscious effort to unravel and disconnect from the validation-seeking mechanism in the brain. By freeing ourselves from this connection, we can work purely out of intrinsic motivation such as joy, meaning, and service.

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