Or perhaps you've tethered your self-esteem to the most cra… - Oliver Burkeman

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Or perhaps you've tethered your self-esteem to the most crazy-making standard of all, 'realizing your potential' – which means you'll never get to rest, because how can you ever be sure there's not a little more potential left to realize?

Oliver Burkeman

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Oliver Burkeman (born 1975) is a British journalist (principally for the British newspaper The Guardian) and writer.

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