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"I've been hearing almost all my life about 'overachievers' and 'underachievers'.
"What, these days, is considered just plain achieving? Is that passing the math test? Is it getting a raise?
"What's the difference between that and either of the others?"
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. - - someone who's completing their goals.
'Underachiever'
. - - value judgement by another that the person isn't motivated in the same manner as the judger or not to the judger's imposed standards.
'Overachiever'
. - - a person who's gone past their ability level and is making a mess.
. - - See: The Peter Principal.
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Overachiever: someone who got farther in the school or work world than the speaker thinks they should have.
Achiever: the mythical happy medium between the two.