417. The pressure to be extraordinary in our 20s
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What is the pressure to be extraordinary in our 20s?
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Hello everybody, I'm Gemma Spake and welcome back to The Psychology of Your 20s, the podcast where we talk through the biggest changes, moments and transitions of our 20s and what they mean for our psychology. Hello, everybody.
How does learned helplessness affect our motivation?
Welcome back to the show. Welcome back to the podcast. It is so great to have you here back for another episode. Today, we are talking about a very insidious part of our 20s, the pressure to be extraordinary. The pressure to be the best, to be the wunderkind, to be the star. This idea that if we don't make it big now in our 20s, we will never have what it takes. This feeling follows us around everywhere. And I personally think that It destroys a lot of our organic love for so many things and it destroys our ability to be truly curious and truly passionate during a time in our lives when that is like our number one asset. I cannot be the only one who feels this implicit sense that we are all in this race.
What is a healthier definition of being extraordinary?
And we are all losing at the exact same time. We're all in the race. None of us are winning. There are like 10 or 12 people in this world, 10 or 12 amazing 20-somethings who are Olympians, who are business owners, who are authors, who are experts. They're winning, but we are not. And the question always seems to be like, why can't that be me? Why didn't I make it? Why don't I have the motivation to be this extraordinary person? Does that mean that I am less than?
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It is so exhausting. And I think we really need to dissect where that comes from, from a psychological standpoint, what it does to our ambition.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the pressure to be extraordinary in our 20s?
0:00–0:42
2
How does social media influence our perception of success?
0:42–1:16
3
Why can being a gifted child lead to burnout in adulthood?
1:16–2:12
4
What is the myth of linear success in our careers?
2:12–3:00
5
How does learned helplessness affect our motivation?
3:00–3:59
6
What is a healthier definition of being extraordinary?
3:59–4:30
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Why are relationships more important than achievements for happiness?
4:30–5:31
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What mindset shifts can help alleviate the pressure to be extraordinary?
5:31–57:18