The Competence Trap with Loren Silverman
2026-07-24 · 37 min · episode 58 · 14 entities
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The Competence Trap with Loren Silverman
Episode description as stored
Burnout, Boundaries, and Why the Most Capable Person in the Room May Be Closest to the Edge
What happens when competence becomes a survival strategy?
In this episode of Notes From the Edge , Lisa Lacy sits down with life coach and former technology leader Loren Silverman for an honest conversation about burnout, overthinking, boundaries, self-abandonment, and the hidden cost of always being the capable one.
After nearly two decades working in technology, program management, and digital transformation, Loren realized that the part of his career that mattered most was not the technology. It was helping the people behind it.
He also recognized a difficult truth: persistence can look admirable from the outside while quietly costing us our satisfaction, health, and connection to ourselves.
Today, Loren is the founder of Silverman Coach and the creator of Life Reboot: Nerd Edition , a coaching experience for nerds, geeks, overthinkers, and overwhelmed professionals who are ready to trade chaos for clarity, build meaningful boundaries, and finally follow through on what matters.
Together, Lisa and Loren explore why the most capable person in the room may also be the person closest to the edge, how competence becomes a performance, and why real transformation is often built through small, repeatable choices rather than dramatic overhauls.
They also discuss the difference between persistence and self-abandonment, the role values play in decision-making, and what it takes to stop treating yourself like a problem that needs to be optimized.
Learn more about Loren Silverman and Silverman Coach:
http://silverman.coach
Learn more about Lisa Lacy and Notes From the Edge:
https://www.lisalacy.com
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