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How to be both ambitious and fulfilled

mbition can feel like a dirty word in the era of quiet quitting and the Great Resignation. Many Americans have realized that an always-striving mindset can come at a cost to mental wellness; in an October report, the U.S. Surgeon General even named workplace mental health a new public-health priority in the wake of the pandemic. Research has also linked chasing extrinsic goals, like power, to anxiety and

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