The issue in the article is people who sacrifice their life balance to deal with their inner demons. But when they accomplish whatever goal they're sacrificing

The issue in the article is people who sacrifice their life balance to deal with their inner demons. But when they accomplish whatever goal they're sacrificing for, it doesn't resolve the inner demon. The overachieving doesn't meet the actual goal. It's maladaptive. Maybe that's fine for the rest of us who get to bask in the glory of their accomplishments, but is it really worth it to the overachievers? Jim Ryun (former world record holder in the mile) and "Pistol" Pete Maravich (former NBA star) would be two examples of people who overachieved, crashed and burned, and then found their life balance.