Aphorisms link the present reality with the mythic narrative and repeatedly stress the dangers of excessive pride in achievement.
"So not excessively excessive.
Among the affluent children, Luthar found, the main cause of distress was 'excessive achievement pressures and isolation from parents — both physical and emotional.' " Though the title "How Children Succeed" makes the book sound like an instruction manual for parents, it's really a guide to the ironies and perversities of income inequality in America.
Within a decade, China would be in the throes of the Cultural Revolution and athletes would be punished for "trophyism" — the excessive pursuit of personal achievement — but Solomon discovered some intriguing evidence: under Communism, Chinese children's books had become more achievement-oriented, not less.
Excessive emphasis on individualist achievement turns higher education into a sorting mechanism for choosing "winners".
Only his selfish penalties, his trash-talking with opponents, his dives to draw penalties, his excessive celebrations of personal achievements and his constant baiting of the officials.
In this study, another potential source of early distress that occurs due to excessive bond stress in spite of the achievement of an adequate level of bond strength is investigated by a numerical analysis.
"Adverse childhood experiences" (ACEs) translate into tremendous social and financial losses to the countries in the region in terms of low achievement and productivity, and an excessive prevalence of non-communicable diseases and mental health problems across the lifespan.
In this instance, the elevation of celebration to a point where it became triumphalism, which, as the Oxford dictionary puts it, is excessive exultation over one's success or achievements.
Zimbardo gave a TED talk in 2011 outlining the problems facing young men's social development and academic achievement, which he puts down to excessive use of porn, video games and the internet.
