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Many things matter other than our measured intelligence, so let’s get to work on them.

Angela Duckworth

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Grit and self-control are related, but they’re not the same thing.
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At various points, in big ways and small, we get knocked down. If we stay down, grit loses. If we get up, grit prevails.
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Grit may carry risk because it’s about putting all your eggs in one basket, to some extent.
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The words that we use I think are symbolic of the values that we hold.
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If you are a young person who is wanting to develop a passion, you cannot expect anyone else to tell you what that passion would be.
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Some of the things we do are great, but they often have these iterations that are not great. We screw up sometimes. We get rejected.
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When I was 27 years old, I left a very demanding job in management consulting for a job that was even more demanding: teaching. I went to teach seventh graders math in the New York City public schools.
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When people think of the word ‘drive,’ they often think you have it or you don’t, and that’s where we’re wrong.
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Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
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During all my undergrad years and in high school, I was involved in tutoring and public service. At Harvard, I spent over 35 hours a week doing service. I was a Big Sister, I worked for the homeless, the elderly; it was the epicenter of my focus.
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Most people who are really, enduringly interested in something eventually find that it’s important, too – and important to other people.
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We have found a direct correlation between grit and positive emotions, but the fact that I have no evidence that grit is bad for you doesn’t mean it’s not. It’s always a possibility that in the future researchers will discover a downside to grit.
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Why do some people try, try again, and why do some people not? That’s what I’m after.
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Psychologists call this the maturity principle. My own life experience fits this principle to a T.
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The focus on just thinking about standardized test scores as being synonymous with achievement for teenagers is ridiculous, right?
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I think the very idea of character, of developing not just grit, but empathy and curiosity, emotional intelligence.
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