overachiever

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Syndicated episodes of “Martha Stewart Living” upheld the attainability of elegance and the value of precise execution, appealing to my inner overachiever.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

If the bare minimum is enough for you to be seen and recognized for solid work, there might be no need to become an office overachiever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Mr. Cherry is best known for his role as the snarky overachiever Dylan in the dystopian Apple TV+ workplace thriller series “Severance.”

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2024

Beau, the overachiever, was elected attorney general of Delaware, served in Iraq, was diagnosed in 2013 with brain cancer and died.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2023

She’s in the one and only elective class she has all year, because she’s an overachiever.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti