Dr. Angela Duckworth
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Every deposit you make, you get to withdraw when it comes to competition.
And I do think that, Mel, even if you're like, well, I only put in a three today.
All right.
But it wasn't a zero.
Right.
Like, truly.
So that is one thing I would just say that people have this misunderstanding that has to be a 10.
It has to be.
Look, if Michael Phelps is putting in an eight and he is Michael Phelps and like, give yourself a break.
If you're putting in a three, maybe you're tired.
Right.
Yes.
Oh, I love that.
I have not heard that quote, but now I have.
Okay.
So first of all, I would give ourselves permission to say like, you know what, that's what I could do today.
The second thing I would say is rather than having a conversation with yourself, I would have a conversation with another person.
And I really mean that.
Here's what I mean.
So much of the sort of footage of high achievers and