How ambition, image & cortisol hijack your values
Episode 13 begins with donuts in New York and spirals into a deep breakdown of how fear, fashion, validation, cortisol, and corruption distort our internal compass. Deb, Vassili, and Karim examine how stress culture glamorizes grind behavior, why identity becomes entangled with image, and how dopamine-driven consumption affects decision quality.
This episode helps founders and leaders stay grounded in environments designed to pull them off center.
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