An overachiever is able to find success above and beyond what is expected, ascending to great heights in their school and career. But when it comes to succeeding in love things are not always so easy.

Overachievers make for worrisome business leaders, and they’re doubly dangerous as CEOs. Why? Because their desire to achieve blinds them from the vital need to perform. ‘Achieve’ comes from an old ...

Being the office overachiever might feel good, what with all the pats on the back and thumbs ups from your boss. But there’s a fine line between doing your best work and being a chronic overachiever, ...

Notable Characteristics: Felt like a loser when Stanford was his best option. Spends 15 hours developing a recruitment presentation for the kids' PTA. Regularly sends 27 work-related emails between 8 ...

Every Thursday, The Overachiever shows you how to work toward those sweet achievement points. This week, a ray of hope in an otherwise RNG-filled existence. The Limnologist is more difficult than its ...

They wave their hand in the air to answer every question in seventh grade. In high school, they take on all the extra-credit assignments and hand them in early. They butter up the college professors ...

We have all worked with — or for — over-achievers. It is very difficult for them to change this trait, precisely because their success is so closely linked with their destructive work habits.