The Year That Looked Successful and Still Cost You Too Much
Tue Feb 03 2026
Some years work on paper
the goals are met, the progress is visible, nothing is “wrong.”
And still, something in you is thinner by the end.
In this episode, we talk about the quiet cost of “good years”
the kind that look successful from the outside but require constant override on the inside.
Not burnout in the dramatic sense.But the slow depletion that comes from running a system that no longer fits who you are.
This episode explores:
The difference between external wins and internal coherence
Why success without refinement breeds quiet resentment
How your body signals misalignment before your mind catches up
Why it matters to audit years, not just quarters
This is an episode for people who did everything “right”and still know they can’t run another year the same way.
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Some years work on paper the goals are met, the progress is visible, nothing is “wrong.” And still, something in you is thinner by the end. In this episode, we talk about the quiet cost of “good years” the kind that look successful from the outside but require constant override on the inside. Not burnout in the dramatic sense.But the slow depletion that comes from running a system that no longer fits who you are. This episode explores: The difference between external wins and internal coherence Why success without refinement breeds quiet resentment How your body signals misalignment before your mind catches up Why it matters to audit years, not just quarters This is an episode for people who did everything “right”and still know they can’t run another year the same way.