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We spend a lot of time thinking about what helps us perform better. We focus on sleep, nutrition, discipline, mindset and routines. And all of these things matter. But there's another part of performance we don't always talk about: our relationships. Think about a time when something was weighing on you personally. Maybe you were worried about someone you love, going through a difficult period in your relationship, or simply feeling disconnected. Did it stay neatly in your personal life, or...

There was a point in my life when getting a job at the United Nations felt like making it. I had worked hard for it, imagined what it would feel like, and when it finally happened, I was genuinely proud. But eventually, it became normal. And I think that's one of the strange things about achievement: we can spend years wanting something, finally get it, and then become so used to it that we barely notice it anymore. Psychologists call this hedonic adaptation — our tendency to return toward...

I’ve been thinking about the advice we hear so often: never give up. It sounds good. And sometimes, we really do need to hear it. But I’ve also wondered whether there are moments when continuing isn't resilience at all. Sometimes we keep pushing because something matters to us. And sometimes we keep pushing because walking away feels like admitting that we failed. Those two things can look very similar from the outside. You can spend years pursuing a career because it genuinely matters to...