Never Enough Never Enough Jennifer Breheny Wallace

Never Enough

How Success-Driven Culture Harms Our Children—and How to Break Free

by Jennifer Breheny Wallace

★ 4.3 18 min read

About This Book

The Achievement Trap (2023) examines how our obsession with accomplishment damages young people, investigating the roots and consequences of this cultural phenomenon. Based on hundreds of personal interviews and extensive survey research, this work reveals how modern systems have taught children the damaging lesson that their value depends entirely on their performance – along with practical solutions to reverse this trend.

Who Should Read This?

  • Parents struggling with contemporary pressures around their children’s success
  • Teachers and administrators concerned about student mental health
  • Anyone interested in how society shapes our definitions of achievement

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