Israa Nasir

Like you've inherited this checklist or you think that you have to do something by a certain timeline. So there's this like outcome that you're singularly focused on. And when you get singularly focused on it, the other thing that happens is that you're Everything else becomes secondary.

So your wellness, your relationships, your financial health, your friendships, like all of these things become secondary. Your joy, doing things for fun, like all of that becomes secondary to this goal that you are pursuing. And you are like pursuing for the sake of pursuing. So you're like an autopilot.

So your wellness, your relationships, your financial health, your friendships, like all of these things become secondary. Your joy, doing things for fun, like all of that becomes secondary to this goal that you are pursuing. And you are like pursuing for the sake of pursuing. So you're like an autopilot.

So your wellness, your relationships, your financial health, your friendships, like all of these things become secondary. Your joy, doing things for fun, like all of that becomes secondary to this goal that you are pursuing. And you are like pursuing for the sake of pursuing. So you're like an autopilot.

You're just doing, you're doing, you set these goals, but you're not really thinking about why, right? And finally, the third thing is that how you feel about yourself and how you view yourself in relation to others becomes completely dependent on the outcomes.

You're just doing, you're doing, you set these goals, but you're not really thinking about why, right? And finally, the third thing is that how you feel about yourself and how you view yourself in relation to others becomes completely dependent on the outcomes.

You're just doing, you're doing, you set these goals, but you're not really thinking about why, right? And finally, the third thing is that how you feel about yourself and how you view yourself in relation to others becomes completely dependent on the outcomes.

So whether you feel like a valued member of community, whether you feel like a valued member in your family, all of that becomes contingent. on this outcome that you are pursuing. So more often than not, and maybe this is relevant to the despair thing that you were just mentioning, is that more often than not, we start feeling really bad about ourselves, even though we are achieving.

So whether you feel like a valued member of community, whether you feel like a valued member in your family, all of that becomes contingent. on this outcome that you are pursuing. So more often than not, and maybe this is relevant to the despair thing that you were just mentioning, is that more often than not, we start feeling really bad about ourselves, even though we are achieving.

So whether you feel like a valued member of community, whether you feel like a valued member in your family, all of that becomes contingent. on this outcome that you are pursuing. So more often than not, and maybe this is relevant to the despair thing that you were just mentioning, is that more often than not, we start feeling really bad about ourselves, even though we are achieving.

So that's what I was sharing in my story is I was doing all the things, but I was feeling bad about myself. I was not feeling good. I did not feel like I was achieving.

So that's what I was sharing in my story is I was doing all the things, but I was feeling bad about myself. I was not feeling good. I did not feel like I was achieving.

So that's what I was sharing in my story is I was doing all the things, but I was feeling bad about myself. I was not feeling good. I did not feel like I was achieving.

Hyper-optimization I think is just one of the biggest It's like one of the hardest things to conceptualize because right now we can really optimize every minute of our day. We can biohack, right? And we can measure everything in our bodies and how much we're eating. We can really measure, track everything. But I think this idea of social comparison with status markers has always been around.

Hyper-optimization I think is just one of the biggest It's like one of the hardest things to conceptualize because right now we can really optimize every minute of our day. We can biohack, right? And we can measure everything in our bodies and how much we're eating. We can really measure, track everything. But I think this idea of social comparison with status markers has always been around.

Hyper-optimization I think is just one of the biggest It's like one of the hardest things to conceptualize because right now we can really optimize every minute of our day. We can biohack, right? And we can measure everything in our bodies and how much we're eating. We can really measure, track everything. But I think this idea of social comparison with status markers has always been around.

And social comparison is like an evolutionary mechanism, right? So it's supposed to keep you safe by making sure that you belong with the rest of your community so you're not standing out. And what's happened is our technology has changed so fast that our mind has not caught up to how fast and how much we are comparing ourselves.

And social comparison is like an evolutionary mechanism, right? So it's supposed to keep you safe by making sure that you belong with the rest of your community so you're not standing out. And what's happened is our technology has changed so fast that our mind has not caught up to how fast and how much we are comparing ourselves.

And social comparison is like an evolutionary mechanism, right? So it's supposed to keep you safe by making sure that you belong with the rest of your community so you're not standing out. And what's happened is our technology has changed so fast that our mind has not caught up to how fast and how much we are comparing ourselves.

So hyperoptimization is really just a way to make sure that you are meeting this standard of optimizing your time, resources, energy, body, food, wellness, relationships, all of that stuff. And you have this yardstick that you're measuring yourself against. And so that I think is a really unhealthy way of trying to improve and engage in personal growth.