# achievement addiction
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0:00Carolina's story: from valedictorian to empty on her 34th birthdayAl Elliott: There's a Google employee who stopped drinking water during work hours, not because she forgot, but because she didn't have time to use the bathroom. There's a valedictorian with a perfect GPA who ate her lunEP 221 · 7 Aug 2025·interview· 0:00–5:229:19Healthy ambition vs. achievement addictionAl Elliott: Right. So Carolina has just told us about waking up on her 34th birthday, feeling completely empty despite having everything. But here's what I wanted to understand. Was this actually about achievement or wasEP 221 · 7 Aug 2025·interview· 9:19–10:31
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