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178. Against Ambition

July 13, 2026 · 58 min

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High performers - athletes, business professionals, artists, and the like - inspire and motivate us. They give us benchmarks to strive for and show us what sort of life we might lead if we were the “greatest of all time” in a given field.

But is striving to be the “greatest” actually good for us? Or does it do more harm than good?

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Undeceptions is hosted by John Dickson, produced by Kaley Payne, directed and edited by Mark Hadley.

Alasdair Belling is a writer and researcher.

Sophie Hawkshaw is on socials and membership.

Siobhan McGuiness is our online librarian.

Lyndie Leviston remains my wonderful assistant.

Santino Dimarco is Chief Finance and Operations Consultant.

Undeceptions is the flagship podcast of Undeceptions.com – letting the truth out.

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