Welcome to another edition of Cool Stuff Ride Home. My name's Marcus Paff. Reggie Rizzuz here today as well.

And coming up on this episode, what's better than mental toughness? Well, mental flexibility, we'll explain.

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.

Turning back to the folks at BBC Science Focus and author Kelly Oaks. When the road gets tough,

do you dig deep, push forward and refuse to back down? If so, you likely believe in the power of

mental toughness, the ability to overcome obstacles

with sheer focus and will.

The idea is simple enough.

By strengthening your mind, you can bulldoze through any barrier standing between you and

your goals, whether it's crushing a personal best at the gym or landing that big promotion.

Mental toughness is about believing in your ability to persevere, no matter what stands in your

way.

Sounds logical and even admirable, right?

But there's a huge hidden catch.

Relying solely on mental toughness might not serve you well in the long run.

Take marathon running as an example.

If someone adopted a mindset of mental toughness, they could end up powering through their pain, but only once.

For Dr. Josephine Perry, a chartered sports and exercise psychologist, quote, they might finish their race through this idea of mental toughness, but they might never be able to run another one because they've hurt themselves so much along the way.

They've just totally fallen out of love with the process because it was all about pain and

discomfort, end quote. You'll be pleased to hear there's another way, and it's called a flexible

mindset. You'll certainly still encounter setbacks, but instead of blindly pushing through,

you might rethink your training plan while still keeping your goals in mind.

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