March 06, 2019

084: Being successful but miserable and a Nike ad on women in sports

50 minutes

Charis and Eugene talk about the latest video ad for Nike titled Dream Crazier that features women in sports and a voiceover encouraging women to attempt even more. They also discuss the phenomenon of being professionally successful on paper but miserable in actuality.

00:10:17 Women in sports

00:28:55 Miserable at work

Links:

https://news.nike.com/featured_video/dream-crazier

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/21/magazine/elite-professionals-jobs-happiness.html

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