#3 The Achievement Paradox

27/11/2024 8 min
#3 The Achievement Paradox

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

Uncover how high-achieving students, especially girls with ADHD or math anxiety, can find their usual success strategies backfiring when it comes to mathematics
Learn why "just practice more" advice fails these students, and how perfectionism becomes a barrier rather than an asset
Explore how the Achievement Paradox affects future career choices, with 70% of modern jobs requiring quantitative skills
Understand how neuroscience explains the connection between perfectionism, anxiety, and math performance in high-achieving students
Discover why traditional coping mechanisms that work in other subjects often fall apart when facing mathematical challenges

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