Channel Your Focus Without Losing What Matters
About this episode
The episode explores the balance between healthy drive and destructive obsession in achieving success.
What if the difference between obsession and drive is the very thing determining whether you succeed or burn out trying? What does it reveal about you when you can't stop pursuing something? And if you finally achieved your biggest goal tomorrow, would it have been worth what you gave up to get there? In this Mindful Paths Podcast episode, Nick Day and Hari Kalymnios take one of the most misunderstood forces in human psychology and turn it inward. Using car culture, Ironman racing, OCD, and the wellness industry as mirrors, they explore the fine line between healthy drive and destructive obsession, and what your daily habits are quietly saying about w…
People in this episode
Host: Nick Day
Guest: Hari Kalymnios
Topics covered
- focus
- obsession
- drive
- psychology
- habits
- wellness
Keywords
- focus
- obsession
- drive
- psychology
- habits
- wellness
- neuroscience
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mindful Paths Podcast, WRKdefined Podcast Network
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