Rainesford Stauffer’s Brief But Spectacular take on rethinking ambition

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摘要

TLDRRainsford Stauffer shares her insights on ambition and its impact on young adults. In her upcoming book, she addresses how the pursuit of success is often intertwined with insecurity and mental health challenges. Stauffer reflects on her own experiences of feeling that her identity was solely tied to her work, and she emphasizes the need to reshape our understanding of ambition. Instead of focusing on early achievements, she encourages embracing the complexities of identity and recognizing that life is about more than just professional success. Through her reporting, she aims to dismantle societal myths around achievement to help young adults feel 'good enough' in their lives.

心得

  • 💡 Ambition can be rooted in insecurity.
  • 📉 Excessive work focus harms mental health.
  • 🤔 Young adulthood is about evolving, not just achieving.
  • ⏳ Societal pressure leads to premature identity formation.
  • 🔄 Rethink ambition to find a fuller self.
  • 🔍 Life encompasses many identities, not just one.
  • 📚 Conversations about work often reveal personal struggles.
  • 💪 Success myths can obscure true self-worth.

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    Rainsford Stauffer emphasizes the importance of rethinking ambition, especially among younger generations. She reflects on her past where professional success defined her self-worth, leading to feelings of inadequacy. Realizing that self-worth is separate from work changed her perspective. Stauffer discusses her childhood ambition and its negative impact on her mental health, emphasizing that constant achievement does not equate to value. She critiques the societal pressure on young adults to define their futures quickly, suggesting that such expectations foster a sense of failure. Instead, she advocates for recognizing the multifaceted nature of identity beyond work and achievement, encouraging individuals to pursue meaningful goals while maintaining healthy personal identities. Through her experiences, she highlights the juggling act of work and life fulfillment, noting that the relentless pursuit of success can detract from overall happiness. Ultimately, Rainsford Stauffer calls for a broader understanding of ambition that allows room for self-acceptance.

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视频问答

  • What is Rainsford Stauffer's upcoming book about?

    Her upcoming book examines how younger generations deal with work and burnout.

  • What does Stauffer say about ambition?

    She suggests that too much ambition can negatively impact mental health and self-worth.

  • How does she relate achievement to young adulthood?

    Stauffer believes that focusing too much on achievement can overshadow other important aspects of life.

  • What pressures do young adults face according to Stauffer?

    They feel they need to define their futures and successes at a young age.

  • What is a key takeaway from her talk?

    Rethinking ambition can help individuals understand that they are more than just their professional achievements.

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    F
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    ORD STAUFFER FOCUSES ON YOUNGER
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    GENERATIONS.
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    HER UPCOMING BOOK LOOKS AT HOW
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    THEY DEAL WITH WORK AND BURNOUT.
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    TONIGHT SHE SHARES HER BRIEF BUT
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    SPECTACULAR TAKE ON RE-THINK
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    AMBITION.
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    RAINESFORD: AT ONE POINT I THINK
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    MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE WAS MY
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    LIFE, I BEHAVED VERY MUCH AS IF
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    WORK WAS THE CENTERPIECE OF
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    EVERYTHING.
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    I STARTED REALIZING HOW MUCH OF
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    THAT WAS ROOTED IN INSECURITY
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    THAT I WAS NEVER GOING TO BE
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    GOOD ENOUGH.
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    AND ONCE I FIGURED OUT THAT WE
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    WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT
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    SELF-WORTH AND NOT WORK, THAT
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    REALLY CHANGED THE WAY I THOUGHT
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    ABOUT IT.
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    ♪
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    I WAS TOO AMBITIOUS AS A CHILD.
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    PART OF THE THING THAT I'M
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    TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM IN
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    ADULTHOOD IS SORT OF
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    RECONFIGURING WHAT MY
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    RELATIONSHIP WITH AMBITION IS.
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    IN SOME WAYS, AMBITION WAS
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    REINFORCING THE WORST IMPULSES
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    OF MY MENTAL HEALTH THAT I WAS
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    ONLY AS GOOD AS THE LAST THING I
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    PRODUCED.
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    THE MESSAGING THAT I GOT ABOUT
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    EDUCATION AND WORK AND COMING OF
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    AGE IN GENERAL, WHEN I WAS A
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    YOUNG ADULT, I THINK WAS REALLY
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    GROUNDED IN A SENSE THAT WE'RE
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    ALL RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
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    I FELT LIKE THERE WAS A LOT OF
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    MESSAGING AROUND FIGURING OUT
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    WHO YOU WERE GONNA BE IN THE
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    WORLD, WHAT YOU WERE GONNA DO,
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    WHERE YOU WERE GONNA GO DO IT AS
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    EARLY AS YOU POSSIBLY COULD.
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    AND IF YOU HADN'T MANAGED TO
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    LOCK DOWN THE ANSWERS TO THOSE
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    KIND OF KEY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO
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    -- KEY QUESTIONS, YOU HAD
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    FAILED.
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    I FELT LIKE I WAS FAILING YOUNG
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    ADULTHOOD.
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    WHEN IN REALITY, THAT KIND OF
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    CHANGING COURSE IS EXACTLY WHAT
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    YOUNG ADULTHOOD IS.
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    WHEN WE FOCUS SO MUCH ON WHAT
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    SOMEONE ACHIEVES AND HOW EARLY
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    WE DO IT, THE PART WE MISS ARE
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    ALL OF THE OTHER PARTS OF THEM.
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    AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
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    MAKES ME SO PASSIONATE ABOUT
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    REPORTING ON THESE INTERSECTING
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    IDEAS OF ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUNG
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    ADULTHOOD OR LIFE TRAJECTORIES
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    AND AMBITION, IS THAT THE MORE
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    WE CAN UNRAVEL THESE MYTHS OF
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    WHAT IT MEANS TO BE GOOD, THE
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    CLOSER WE CAN COME TO FEELING
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    GOOD ENOUGH.
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    I'M COMING TO UNDERSTAND THAT
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    THERE'S A WAY TO PURSUE THINGS
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    THAT MATTER TO YOU.
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    AND IT ALSO NOT BE THE WHOLE OF
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    YOUR IDENTITY, WHICH I THINK IS
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    WHERE I WAS A LITTLE BIT
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    MISGUIDED BEFORE IS I FELT LIKE
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    I NEEDED TO BE ONE THING.
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    AND IN REALITY, WE'RE ALL A LOT
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    OF THINGS.
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    THERE WERE A LOT OF
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    CONVERSATIONS I HAD WITH YOUNG
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    ADULTS WHEN I WAS WORKING ON MY
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    FIRST BOOK ABOUT HOW WORK WAS
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    CONSUMING ALL THEIR WAKING
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    HOURS.
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    THEY WERE WORKING THREE SEPARATE
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    JOBS AND STILL COULDN'T AFFORD
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    TO PAY THEIR RENT.
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    AND THEY HAD NO HEALTH
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    INSURANCE.
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    AND IT FELT LIKE THE MORE THEY
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    TRIED TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF
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    THEIR LIVES AND TO BE FULL
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    FULFILLED HUMAN BEINGS IN THEIR
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    LIVES, THE MORE WORK TOOK FROM
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    THEM.
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    I THINK FOR A LOT OF US, IT WAS
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    MOSTLY KIND OF LOOKING OVER OUR
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    SHOULDERS THINKING I SHOULD HAVE
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    MORE FIGURED OUT BY NOW THAN I
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    DO.
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    I SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING
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    OTHER THAN WHAT I'M DOING.
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    AND I THINK THE TRICKY PART
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    ABOUT THAT IS THOSE GOAL POSTS
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    OF WHAT IT MEANS TO ACHIEVE JUST
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    KEEP MOVING.
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    THEY NEVER STOP.
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    MY NAME IS RAINSFORD STAUFFER
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    AND THIS IS MY BRIEF BUT
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    SPECTACULAR TAKE ON RETHINKING
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    AMBITION
标签
  • Ambition
  • Burnout
  • Self-Worth
  • Young Adults
  • Mental Health
  • Identity
  • Achievement
  • Career
  • Fulfillment
  • Work-Life Balance