Gifted Kid Burnout, "My Identity Revolves Around School"

Today, I chat with the host of You've Got Mail Podcast, Isabella, about the stresses of school. Below are timestamps for different topics we discuss:

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1:23 US vs. UK education system differences

7:16 Taking classes/being involved in extracurriculars “because you have to”

12:45 Fear of making mistakes

14:20 External and internal pressures (from family, teachers, society, self)

18:23 Standardized testing stresses (how socioeconomic classes makes comparison an uneven playing field, pressure to perform well on tests)

23:37 Your identity revolving around school is toxic

25:24 Being addicted to stress, hyperproductivity, social media, video games; feeling guilty to relax; constantly overthinking

31:49 Fear of trying new things and being bad at it, perfectionism

37:07 Reputation at school for “high and low achieving” students

39:54 Needing validation from others

42:56 More on perfectionism, comparison, competition

47:46 Placing your value and self worth in school, losing who you are

51:27 Advice

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