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The words that we use I think are symbolic of the values that we hold.

Angela Duckworth

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One of the challenges of commencement speeches is that you have this older, wiser person who is accomplished talking to young, not-yet-so-wise, not-yet-accomplished adults or, in high school or middle school, even younger.
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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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There’s something about taking the path of least resistance that makes a lot of sense. But at the same time, we have to figure out which things in life are worth struggling through.
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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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The most important thing parents can do, although it’s not the only thing they should do, is model the behavior they want from their kids.
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I ended up doubling the math time that a conventional school would have. But I don’t think any of these things were path-breaking or unusual.
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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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I worked hard when I was a consultant. I worked hard when I was in graduate school looking at neuroscience.
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I didn’t tell my kids, ‘You have to play viola, and you have to play piano.’ They chose these things on their own, and I don’t think we have to give kids every choice, but we do have to give them some choice because that autonomy is crucial for fostering passion.
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It’s also stamina in your direction, stamina in your interests. If you are working on different things but all of them very hard, you’re not really going to get anywhere. You’ll never become an expert.
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You know, the things that I want my own daughters to develop – the idea that we’re going to get there through rewards and punishments seems completely at odds with the idea of character itself.
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Psychologists call this the maturity principle. My own life experience fits this principle to a T.
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Nobody gets to be good at something without effort, no matter what your aptitude is.
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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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There are going to be peaks and valleys. You don’t want to let kids quit during a valley.
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Very few people can keep going their whole life doing something and feel like it’s merely personally fascinating.
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