The Short Cut

Courtney Clark

When slow and steady no longer wins the race, what do you do next? “Grit” is celebrated as the gold standard of success — but in a world that changes faster than our plans, pushing harder can quietly work against us. The Short Cut challenges the myth...

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Opening Credits

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02 part 1 the fable chapter 1 the race

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03 part 1 chapter 2 the frog

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04 part 1 chapter 3 the sheep

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05 part 1 chapter 4 the owl

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06 part 1 chapter 5 the bear

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07 part 1 chapter 6 the deer

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08 part 1 chapter 7 the canary

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09 part 1 chapter 8 the short cut

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10 part 1 chapter 9 the finish line

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11 part 2 the facts introduction

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12 part 2 section 1 why stopping works

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13 part 2 chapter 1 stoptimism

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14 part 2 chapter 2 conserving resources

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15 part 2 chapter 3 the positivity paradox

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16 part 2 chapter 4 failure is focus

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17 part 2 section 2 when to stop

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18 part 2 chapter 5 seeing the signs

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19 part 2 chapter 6 it's unrealistic

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20 part 2 chapter 7 stop sign, mediocrity

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21 part 2 chapter 8 stop sign you want to give up

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22 part 2 section 3 how to stop

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23 part 2 chapter 9 goal supersizing

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24 part 2 chapter 10 parallel plans

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25 part 2 chapter 11 taking the short cut

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26 conclusion

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27 about the author

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28 thanks

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Ending Credits

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