The Hidden Cost of High Performance ft. Chris Frueh

About this episode

In this episode, Patrick Flannelly discusses the hidden costs associated with high performance with clinical psychologist Chris Frueh.

In this powerful and wide-ranging episode of The Coptimizer Podcast, host Patrick Flannelly sits down with Chris Frueh, clinical psychologist, researcher, and author of Operator Syndrome.

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Flannelly

Guest: Chris Frueh

Topics covered

• high performance
• psychology
• mental health
• self improvement
• research

Keywords

• high performance
• psychology
• Operator Syndrome
• mental health
• self improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Operator Syndrome

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