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On today\u2019s episode of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Hanson begins a new focus on the fourth of the twelve strengths he\u2019ll be covering throughout this series: Grit. Particularly, this episode explores how to grow agency \u2013 an aspect of grit where we feel like a cause rather than an effect.\nIf you'd like to start making real, positive changes to your brain and your life, but you don't have a lot of extra time, then you may want to check out Rick Hanson's new program: Just One Minute. Use the code BEINGWELL at checkout for 10% off the purchase price.\nSponsor Message:\xa0We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nConnect with the show:\n\nVisit us on the web\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nSubscribe on iTunes\n\nThe material in this podcast comes in large part from our book Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness.\xa0If you like the podcast, you'll love the book!\nTimestamps:\n0:30: What is grit?\n0:50: How does physical grit support psychological grit?\n4:45: Can we grow grit?\n5:45: Why agency is important for growing grit.\n6:45: How agency fights against \u201clearned helplessness.\u201d\n9:30: How can we \u201cunlearn\u201d learned helplessness?\n16:10: What can we do when we ACTUALLY are helpless?\n18:00: Being realistic about the amount of power we have over our lives.\n19:30: Finding small ways to express agency.\n21:00: Focusing on causes rather than effects.\n24:55: Recap.