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How do we find the line between striving and drifting?
Hosts discuss how rising burnout and low motivation affect work and civic engagement, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness and guidance from experienced mentors.
- Episode 237's hosts examine burnout and data showing rising reports of low motivation and declining civic and work participation.
- Drawing on a family anecdote, Scott Rada recounts his great-grandfather's 'keep busy' maxim as engagement with work, family and community rather than frantic overwork.
- Self-Reflection and mentorship help clarify whether pursuits align with personal values, and many accomplished people are willing to share guidance, according to the podcast host.
- They highlight family harms and social disengagement, with 'especially the cost to the family' that 'cannot always be recovered', raising concerns about rising burnout among young men.
- Social media intensifies unrealistic comparisons, and the hosts argue healthy ambition often grows in relationships with motives focused on meaningful goals versus external validation.
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How do we find the line between striving and drifting?
The Ethical Life podcast: Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada examine the ethics of ambition, exploring burnout, apathy and whether healthy goals require self-awareness, mentorship and meaningful connection to avoid imbalance.
·Omaha, United States
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