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John Boykin

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Freakonomics Radio
How to Succeed at Failing, Part 3: Grit vs. Quit (Update)

And she was very wary of the money that it was going to take to push this thing through. She was worried I was going to get sued. She was not a fan. It was disappointing but not terrible because the thing is that I'm the guy who tries. I worship at the temple of trying. And if you worship at the temple of trying, you have to maintain heavy denial about the odds that are stacked against you.

Freakonomics Radio
How to Succeed at Failing, Part 3: Grit vs. Quit (Update)

And she was very wary of the money that it was going to take to push this thing through. She was worried I was going to get sued. She was not a fan. It was disappointing but not terrible because the thing is that I'm the guy who tries. I worship at the temple of trying. And if you worship at the temple of trying, you have to maintain heavy denial about the odds that are stacked against you.

Freakonomics Radio
How to Succeed at Failing, Part 3: Grit vs. Quit (Update)

And you have to know that your likelihood of failure is very, very high. and you have to go ahead and do it anyway. People with more sense probably would not. As Las Vegas and video games have taught us so well, the best way to addict somebody is intermittent reward. If you fail all the time, you'll give up and stop trying. If you win all the time, you'll get bored and stop trying.

Freakonomics Radio
How to Succeed at Failing, Part 3: Grit vs. Quit (Update)

And you have to know that your likelihood of failure is very, very high. and you have to go ahead and do it anyway. People with more sense probably would not. As Las Vegas and video games have taught us so well, the best way to addict somebody is intermittent reward. If you fail all the time, you'll give up and stop trying. If you win all the time, you'll get bored and stop trying.

Freakonomics Radio
How to Succeed at Failing, Part 3: Grit vs. Quit (Update)

And you have to know that your likelihood of failure is very, very high. and you have to go ahead and do it anyway. People with more sense probably would not. As Las Vegas and video games have taught us so well, the best way to addict somebody is intermittent reward. If you fail all the time, you'll give up and stop trying. If you win all the time, you'll get bored and stop trying.

Freakonomics Radio
How to Succeed at Failing, Part 3: Grit vs. Quit (Update)

But intermittent reward, if you succeed just often enough, then you keep coming back, oh, this next time I'll do better.

Freakonomics Radio
How to Succeed at Failing, Part 3: Grit vs. Quit (Update)

But intermittent reward, if you succeed just often enough, then you keep coming back, oh, this next time I'll do better.

Freakonomics Radio
How to Succeed at Failing, Part 3: Grit vs. Quit (Update)

But intermittent reward, if you succeed just often enough, then you keep coming back, oh, this next time I'll do better.

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