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When Your “Resilience” Becomes Your Worst Enemy.

Lore has it Gen Z is fragile as fuck. They have no follow-through. They're weak. They're quitters. But what if Millennials are..."toxically" resilient?

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Ali Kriegsman
Apr 21, 2024
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So many of us are struggling with finding the thin, barely-there line between working hard and working yourself to the point of burnout; having capacity and empathy for your partner and friends without pouring so much out of you, you’ve dried up your own reserves; and creating goalposts for your life and career that feel bold and ambitious, but also, wh…

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