Health
fromConde Nast Traveler
9 years ago'Leisure Sickness' Is Real-Here's How to Prevent It
Leisure sickness occurs when high-stress individuals fall ill during vacations due to their bodies relaxing after a period of stress.
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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoPsychology says people who can't stand being the center of attention even for something good - a birthday, an achievement, a toast - aren't shy or humble, they were raised in an environment where being seen too clearly was a setup for criticism or punishment, and the flush they feel when a room turns toward them is a threat response their body has never retired, even for love - Silicon Canals
Some individuals struggle with positive attention due to learned survival responses from childhood, where visibility equated to vulnerability.
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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoPsychology says the reason so many high-achievers can't enjoy their own wins isn't imposter syndrome, it's that achievement was the language they were taught love was spoken in, and they've never learned to receive love in any other form - Silicon Canals
High-achievers often feel unsatisfied with their accomplishments due to a childhood belief that achievement equals worth.
Mindfulness
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoHustle culture is destroying our clients. It's time they let their impossible standards crash to the ground | Gaynor Parkin and Dave Winsborough
High achievers often succeed at productivity and hustle so effectively that they experience burnout, exhaustion, and health consequences despite outward professional success.
fromFast Company
3 months agoADHD at work: A challenge, a superpower-or both?
publishing it, Archer asked a colleague to conduct a psychiatric diagnostic on him. "She said, 'you're off the charts for ADHD,' and I go, 'Yeah, I know, I just wanted validation'," he says. In 2015, Archer published a follow-up book, The ADHD Advantage, focusing on some of the more positive attributes of his condition. In it, he profiled high achievers with ADHD, including the most successful athlete in Olympics history, Michael Phelps, comedian, actor and television host Howie Mandel, and Jet Blue founder David Neeleman.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
3 months agoWhy High Achievers Resist Help-Until It Might Be Too Late
High-achieving professionals are among the least likely groups to seek psychological or emotional support, despite facing elevated levels of stress, burnout, and health risk. Research consistently shows that individuals in high-responsibility roles delay help-seeking longer than the general population, often waiting until symptoms begin to affect health, relationships, or job performance. By the time support feels unavoidable, the personal and professional cost is often far greater than it needed to be.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 months agoHigh Achievers Are the Most Neglected Employees
After the great resignation and quiet quitting, organizations are scrambling to retain top talent. They're trying everything from increasing salaries and expanding perks to offering greater flexibility. Yet many companies are still losing the very people they can least afford to lose: their highest performers. This is not primarily a compensation problem. It is a development problem. Research consistently shows that high achievers are not leaving because of pay alone.
Business
fromPsychology Today
5 months agoWhy High Achievers Struggle With Permission to Feel Good
So you keep hustling and double-down on working harder, justifying it with "rational" concerns that things could change anytime and, heck, your competition isn't resting. Even on vacation, you're thinking about work and constantly checking your messages to put out fires. You're in a beautiful place having an amazing meal with incredible entertainment, yet you're feeling numb like you're going through the motions and you're not emotionally present.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
5 months agoWhy High Achievers Need to Hit Pause Before They Crash
Daniel didn't look like a man falling apart. Pressed shirt. Polished watch. Phone buzzing every few minutes. Yet his hand trembled slightly as he reached for his coffee. "They said it was panic," he said, half whispering. "But it felt like dying." He had just left the ER after his second "heart attack that wasn't." On paper, he was the definition of success: a founder, husband, father. But inside, his mind was spinning at 200 miles per hour.
Mental health
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