EXPLAINED: “Do Or Do Not, There Is No Try”

You hear it everywhere. "Do or do not, there is no try". Sports coaches, bosses, parents, and teachers, have all heard Yoda's famous line from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. And we've also all seen the confused reaction in the eyes of children when they're told "there is no try". Yoda is training Luke Skytalker and wants him to change his mindset about what is possible with the Force. He also wants Luke to truly commit to this task. In this video from Geeky Stoics, Riley Blanton breaks down Yoda's popular quote and explains how you can put it to work in your own life.

Chapters
0:33 Intro
2:00 Context matters
3:08 Understanding what you control
4:55 The cost of your fear of failure
6:11 What does it mean to “try”?
7:12 You’re setting yourself up for failure

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