Why Are We Always Chasing the Next Thing: Titles, Medals, and the Midlife Wake-Up Call

Sisters Kimberly and Michelle bemoan the lifelong conditioning that turns life into a never-ending scavenger hunt: good grades, better schools, fancier degrees, shinier titles, bigger paychecks. All so you can die tired. They debunk the ridiculous “permanent record” threat and admit they were basically allergic to being satisfied.

Michelle finally begins to learn to live in the moment after having a daughter (yes, park time can be productive). They compare mission-obsessed gaming to real-life achievement addiction, revisit peer-pressured overstudying for an A-, and confess a love of “shiny achievement medals” like Girl Scout badges and virtual walking medals.

Sh!t gets real when they attack the dreaded midlife crisis: either you don’t hit  ...