I think one has to introspect their value set and desires. It's easy to fall prey to being defined by external factors of pride and glory. But one has to ask th

I think one has to introspect their value set and desires. It's easy to fall prey to being defined by external factors of pride and glory. But one has to ask themselves, what life do I want to live? There's a certain amount of content to knowing the life you want, and overachieving is similar to diminishing returns, it could even be considered a malpractice, a waste of good time and effort. If you're healthy, in good company, have laughter and love, and a dose of adventure, with minimal stress, you've got the perfect life. Everything you do beyond that should be for pleasure, you can find challenge pleasurable, but failure shouldn't be painful if you had thrived to achieve more out of fun. Try to be conscious as to why you're doing what you do, why do you try so hard and why are you so hard on yourself?