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Are You an Overachiever, or a High Performer?

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Are You an Overachiever, or a High Performer?
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Jingduan Yang
By Jingduan Yang, M.D.
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In our success-oriented society, many overachievers proudly wear their accomplishments—their job title, awards, and performance-based bonuses—like badges of honor.
If anyone asks, they can easily cite extra hours worked, bigger caseloads than others, fewer holidays, and how busy they are, to prove why they are deserving of their success.
Jingduan Yang
Jingduan Yang
M.D.
Dr. Jingduan Yang, FAPA, is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in integrative and traditional Chinese medicine for chronic mental, behavioral, and physical illnesses. Dr. Yang is also the founder and medical director of the Yang Institute of Integrative Medicine and the American Institute of Clinical Acupuncture and the CEO of Northern Medical Center in New York state. He contributed to the books "Integrative Psychiatry," "Medicine Matters," and "Integrative Therapies for Cancer." He also co-authored "Facing East: Ancient Secrets for Beauty+Health for Modern Age" by HarperCollins and "Clinical Acupuncture and Ancient Chinese Medicine" by Oxford Press.
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