What's Better Than Mental Toughness? Science Weighs In + A New Celestial Body Discovered in Our Solar System

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Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

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🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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'Mental flexibility' is science's best predictor of lasting willpower. Here's how to improve yours NASA's Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus - ABC News Uranus may have a 29th moon | Popular Science New Moon Discovered Orbiting Uranus Using NASA’s Webb Telescope - NASA Science Contact the Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:43.7	ask more of your phone Google pixel 10 welcome to another edition of cool stuff ride home my name's Marcus Paff. Reggie Rizzuz here today as well.
0:58.1	And coming up on this episode, what's better than mental toughness? Well, mental flexibility. We'll explain.
1:04.7	Plus, a new body discovered in our solar system. We've got details coming up along with this day in history. It's cool stuff.
1:13.5	Turning back to the folks at BBC Science Focus and author Kelly Oaks. When the road gets tough,
1:20.2	do you dig deep, push forward and refuse to back down? If so, you likely believe in the power of
1:26.1	mental toughness, the ability to overcome obstacles
1:28.8	with sheer focus and will.
1:31.0	The idea is simple enough.
1:32.4	By strengthening your mind, you can bulldoze through any barrier standing between you and
1:36.9	your goals, whether it's crushing a personal best at the gym or landing that big promotion.
1:42.4	Mental toughness is about believing in your ability to persevere, no matter what stands in
1:47.1	your way.
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