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Life lessons from sports with Jody Avirgan

WorkLife with Adam Grant

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What Are the Ingredients in Small Towns?

Sally Kohn: I was struck by the small town pattern that you hit on. It reminded me of some research by Jean Cote and colleagues, which shows that athletes from small towns end up being overrepresented among the elite. What are the ingredients? She says one of them certainly is these things cycle on each other. But also just think like being able to find really good competition, you grow when there's when competition is just just beyond your grasp, she adds.

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