E121. I Think I'm Done with Ambition
May 26, 2023•28 min
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Episode description
I've never been able to figure out if I'm a highly ambitious person or not ambitious enough. What I've settled on is that while my culture tells me I should be ambitious, at heart I'm just not. When I start getting ambitious about my work, my stress levels rise and my burnout is triggered again. In this episode I discuss ambition in reference to creative work and how we can have goals for ourselves while avoiding the negative impact of ambition.
Honest Rox's newsletter about the impact of US culture
BBC article about Niksen
Psychology Today article on ambition
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