We’re taking a detour on our answer to last week’s question on Adult Underachievers to address something that has popped up in emailed responses. It’s a great question because it gets to the real heart of the matter. It may address a problem that was never raised when we talked about Maye Rain’s belief that she was an underachiever, even though I didn’t think it was true.

How do you know if you are underachieving?

Here’s the answer: you can’t.

Seems a bit tricky, doesn’t it? The problem is with the word “achieving” and how we measure achievement.
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