I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about my genes because I can’t do anything about them.
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If the quality and quantity of continuous effort toward goals matters as much as I think it does, we may actually get more productive, not less, as we get older – even if we can’t pull all-nighters like we used to.
More Angela Duckworth Quotes
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I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about my genes because I can’t do anything about them.
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Everybody knows that effort matters. What was revelatory to me was how much it mattered.
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I now have Grit Scale scores from thousands of American adults. My data provide a snapshot of grit across adulthood.
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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 words that we use I think are symbolic of the values that we hold.
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There haven’t been genetic studies on grit, but we often think that challenge is inherited but grit is learned. That’s not what science says. Science says grit comes from both nature and nurture.
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I do think that whatever ambition I may have had natively was amplified by my father’s clear valuing of it. I knew that was what my dad really cared about.
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There are so many things that kids care about, where they excel, where they try hard, where they learn important life lessons, that are not picked up by test scores.
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I think it’s very important to send the message that, while parents are needed to remind you to practice and occasionally force you to finish things… they also need to learn to respect you. You as an individual, ultimately, are the captain of where you’re going.
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Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
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Grittier soldiers are more likely to complete their training, and grittier salespeople are more likely to keep their jobs. The more challenging the domain, the more grit seems to matter.
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Grittier students are more likely to earn their diplomas; grittier teachers are more effective in the classroom.
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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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I believe kids should choose what they want to do, because it’s their life, but they have to choose something, and they can’t quit in the middle unless there’s a really good reason.
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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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People who are really gritty – they’re still interested.
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