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I think the very idea of character, of developing not just grit, but empathy and curiosity, emotional intelligence.

Angela Duckworth

I do feel it’s hard to be modest and humble and egoless when people are telling you you are so great and wanting to give you prizes and energy. I’m trying hard not to be an awful, narcissistic human being.
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Most teachers, when surveyed, say that it is part of their job to help students develop things like grit. This is especially true at the elementary and middle school levels. They feel it’s part of their vocation to teach other things that are not formally academic content.
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Childhood is generally far too early to know what we want to be when we grow up.
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Some people prefer a world where we’re all equally talented in everything. Whether you prefer that world or not, I don’t think that world exists.
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I worked hard when I was a consultant. I worked hard when I was in graduate school looking at neuroscience.
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You cannot will yourself to be interested in something you’re not interested in. But you can actively discover and deepen your interest.
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I worked hard as a teacher. But those are completely different career paths. And the lack of direction is why I didn’t get far enough in any of those things.
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Everybody knows that effort matters. What was revelatory to me was how much it mattered.
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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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I know a lot of CEOs who are looking for three- to four-year varsity athletes – not necessarily because these people are going to be doing pushups or spiking volleyballs in the workplace, but because they’re looking for that continuity, that person who was gritty about something.
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Nobody gets to be good at something without effort, no matter what your aptitude is.
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Grit and self-control are related, but they’re not the same thing.
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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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Substituting nuance for novelty is what experts do, and that is why they are never bored.
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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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If you’re never able to tolerate a little bit of pain and discomfort, you’ll never get better.
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