542. If you’ve ever obsessed over your sleep score, treated self-help like homework, or tried to “maximize” a vacation, you know how easily optimization becomes its own exhausting job. Culture tells us to upgrade everything—habits, productivity, even our emotions—but at a certain point, trying to be our “best self” backfires. This week, instead of automatically optimizing your life, here are five questions to help you step back, recalibrate, and remember what actually matters.<a href="https://substack.com/@ellenhendriksen" target="_blank">Find Dr. Ellen Hendriksen on Substack.</a><a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/dd74e7bd-f654-43a6-b249-3f071c897900/shows/aea4cd2f-920d-4f23-a09a-6a8f045a8df4/episodes/c08902df-ed00-4626-8282-946058a7df89/www.drjadewu.com" target="_blank">Find Dr. Jade Wu on her website.</a>Find a <a href="https://savvy-psychologist.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-resist-the-urge-to-optimize-everything/transcript" target="_blank">transcript here</a>.Have a mental health question? Email us at <a href="mailto:psychologist@quickanddirtytips.com">psychologist@quickanddirtytips.com.</a>Find Savvy Psychologist on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/savvypsychologist">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/qdtsavvypsych">Twitter</a>, or <a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/savvy-psychologist-newsletter">subscribe to the newsletter</a> for more psychology tips.Savvy Psychologist is a part of <a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/">Quick and Dirty Tips</a>.Links: <a href="https://quickanddirtytips.com/savvy-psychologist">https://quickanddirtytips.com/savvy-psychologist</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/savvypsychologist">https://www.facebook.com/savvypsychologist</a><a href="https://twitter.com/qdtsavvypsych">https://twitter.com/qdtsavvypsych</a> Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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