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"Good" Adversity with Malcolm Gladwell

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CHAPTER

How to Overcome Adversity

Malcolm says a lack of obstacles can rob us of the grit we need to build character. When faced with an overwhelming task, what you need to do is to divide it up into many different smaller tasks. And when you win a one of those smaller asks, to patch yourself on the back. An understanding where there is often an opportunity buried in the challenge is something that so many successful people don't realise they have.

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