"All in" is not always the only, or total, answer
- sciart0
- Feb 22
- 1 min read
Excerpt: "To be sure: The more we care, and the more our job or pursuit feels like a part of who we are, the harder we’ll work. That’s helpful to a certain point.
Research looking at everything from getting people to vote to taking care of the environment to eating healthier tells us that when we identify closely with something, we’re more likely to make sure our actions and identity align.
But such narrowing comes with a downside. As we shed other parts of ourselves, and that one activity becomes an ever bigger presence, fear starts to take over. We don’t just want to succeed. We have to. We’re not just playing a game—it’s our self on the line. Fear of failure rises and moves from “I failed” to “I am a failure.”'