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The Surprising Science of Motivation (it’s not what you think) | Emily Balcetis

Good Life Project

CHAPTER

How to Overcome Obstacles and Challenges

When we're stressed out when we experience that obstacle, if we can instantly pivot because we already did that hard work, then we're more likely to be able to push through and continue on our way. You know this to me landed best when I heard about some of the training regimen that Michael Phelps uses. He could instantly pivot when his goggles stopped working for him. If you think about any one he won 200 meter fly he won his eighth gold medal and he'd go on to win 15 more medals in his career. There wouldn't have been a moment for him to start thinking of like, there can't even do anything right now but what should I do next? That's why it

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