Hey listeners, it's Sanjay.

This week we're bringing you another one of our favorite podcasts.

Now, this one happens to be hosted by former Chasing Life guest, Maya Shankar.

You might remember her from our episode about Nudge Theory.

In the series, a slight change of plans, Maya looks at who we become in the face of

big change.

Through storytelling and intimate conversation, listeners learn about the science of human

behavior.

In the episode you're about to hear, Maya asks what makes a ballerina, a world-class

chef or a civic activist, great.

The answer is a combination of passion and perseverance, otherwise known as grit.

Take a listen to how you can learn to evaluate when you should quit or channel your grit.

What makes a great graphic designer, you know, same as like a great ballerina, but also

the same as like a world-class mathematician, but also the same as like civic activists.

Like what do they have in common?

According to psychologist Angela Duckworth, the answer is grit, a power combo of passion

and perseverance.

Angela says natural ability and access to opportunity will of course give you a head start, but they

alone won't get you to the finish line.

And focusing too much on natural ability can be counterproductive, because it's something

we can't change about ourselves.

So when it comes to reaching our big goals, Angela wants us to reorient our focus to the

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