"How we can have grit." - Daily Dose Minisode

"The only thing that they've learned through science that correlates with grit is optimism. And so it really is important to cultivate optimism to practice it. And what we do know from neural plasticity is that what we practice, we get better at. When you focus your attention on a certain feeling, it starts to get thicker and thicker - and the thicker that gets, literally a muscle like lifting a barbell, you start to see it get thicker here. So we have to practice it because we literally start to grow our ability and our capacity for optimism. How amazing is that?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices