@drjdbarton: Not everything requires 100% of your effort, and sometimes just showing up and doing the job is enough. But this goes beyond a 9-5. You’d be amazed at how much mental and physical energy you get back when you stop putting so much pressure on yourself. Let yourself off the hook! #overachiever #perfectionism #anxietyrelieftips #therapytok
This is for the overachievers who are burning out. A lot of people in the workforce are already working by this logic.
2026-10-22 19:10:09
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Jamie :
Bingo. And be the friendly coworker.
2026-10-21 22:23:38
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Ashley :
My two favorite phrases: “Above & beyond is for a gravestone”, and “I’m here for the income, not the outcome” 💅✨ Now I’m free
2026-10-26 21:50:53
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Mara :
I tell EVERYONE I only work my wage - if I go above and beyond I’m taken advantage of and it creates a weird new standard they expect. I WORK MY WAGE! Nothing more!
2026-10-21 22:50:07
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bey.hive7 :
I do the bare minimum I just do it well. I’m a “rockstar”.
2026-10-22 18:33:23
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lauren :
Perfectionism is such a prison
2026-10-22 01:08:58
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Chili | WFH Mom Life :
Yep I was an intern and told “you’re doing too much, do less, careers are long” by an elder. I listened to her and I have a very successful career. 😊
2026-10-28 17:30:22
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Dirtywizzard :
I'm sorry show me where the line is.
2026-11-04 05:40:00
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Kiyomi :
Doing the job is the job
2026-10-22 00:14:38
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vic :
If you’re not financially compensated for going above and beyond then don’t do it
2026-11-03 09:23:20
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Trace :
I’m full time but work part time 😆
2026-11-05 08:19:46
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Ambley :
I’ve heard that phrased differently: don’t put more energy into creating smth than the recipient will spend consuming it. (Same broad interpretation)
2026-11-04 19:25:40
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Sophia Frangoulidis :
Thanks for the free therapy session. This advice will LITERALLY change my life
2026-11-04 00:47:07
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starbuckmarquis :
This works. In fact the less you care the better you do because you switch off the emotional brain a bit and you actually do a better job in that zone
2026-11-05 20:33:39
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Stephanie Renaud :
“There’s no A+ report card in life” I wish this hadn’t been such a blow for me to realize when I got out of school. Like, I legit struggled with this concept for a while before I got it.
2026-11-05 02:14:31
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Claire :
marshawn lynch changed my life with "I'm just here so I don't get fined"
2026-10-22 00:19:50
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The MBV🇨🇦🌑 :
I needed this message as I try to return to work. I’ve been recovering from my second leave in the past two years.
2026-11-05 23:12:22
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Stacey :
This is literally my take on grad school. Totally different than undergrad. I’m ok with not all As. Just getting it done
2026-10-21 20:21:28
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user4732936997236 :
Some things I use my whole ass but some things only deserve half
2026-11-02 20:02:20
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Coffee and dogs 87 :
You don’t have to be the best, just be better than the worst employee 😂
2026-10-21 23:09:16
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shelley.beans :
The last manager I had told me I "was an overachiever and should reel it in". That's not in my nature but in hindsight I should have listened.
2026-11-01 17:05:01
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Erica :
I’ve had so many jobs where I worked and did more than my position entailed thinking it would get me moved up. Instead it made me “too valuable at my current position” multiple times. And then eventually I get burnt out.
2026-10-21 21:37:02
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breezy b :
Yupppp. I used to go above & beyond & will never forget when my boss said “ no one asked you to do all that. You wanted to “ 😂
2026-10-22 18:19:45
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AnnemiekEvans :
Minimalism
2026-11-03 09:39:03
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