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The James Altucher Show

673 - GRIT Part 3: When Should You QUIT, 1% BETTER everyday and Road Not Taken with Angela Duckworth

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

When should I Quit? Do you quit when the goal gets tough when you're frustrated? How to be better just 1% every day? And what happens to the road that was not taken? Part 3 of the Grit series with Angela Duckworth, an American academic, psychologist, and popular science author, and the author of Grit. We talked about when to quit, and how to get better every day, and all the road that was not taken! I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook Linkedin ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:07.0

This is the James Altiger Show.

0:13.0

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:16.0

When should I quit?

0:18.0

This is the question for everybody.

0:20.0

Do you quit when the going gets tough?

0:24.0

Do you quit when you're no good or how do you know when you're no good?

0:27.0

Do you quit when it's frustrating or too frustrating?

0:31.0

This is a big question that I'm constantly grappling with.

0:35.0

Because whenever you try to get good at something,

0:38.0

most of the time you're going to be bad because that's the nature of getting good.

0:42.0

Like you're always trying to get to the next level,

0:44.0

whether it's a business, we want to improve revenues,

0:46.0

whether it's a sport, I want to beat people who are originally better than me,

0:51.0

whether it's an artistic endeavor.

0:52.0

Like I've been painting for years and nobody likes my paintings

0:55.0

or it's a podcast.

0:57.0

Like nobody's listening or they're listening,

1:00.0

but I'm not growing anymore.

1:02.0

I used to grow exponentially.

1:03.0

Now nothing.

1:05.0

When do you quit?

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