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Very few people can keep going their whole life doing something and feel like it’s merely personally fascinating.

Angela Duckworth

Many things matter other than our measured intelligence, so let’s get to work on them.
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Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
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Substituting nuance for novelty is what experts do, and that is why they are never bored.
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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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So when my daughter told me on the second track meet that she was done with it because she discovered she didn’t like competing, I made her finish the season.
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Grit and self-control are related, but they’re not the same thing.
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Grit, in a word, is stamina. But it’s not just stamina in your effort.
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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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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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I think the very idea of character, of developing not just grit, but empathy and curiosity, emotional intelligence.
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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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Grit may carry risk because it’s about putting all your eggs in one basket, to some extent.
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I define talent as the rate at which you get better at something when you try. To be very talented means you get better faster and more easily than other people or other things that you try.
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People who are really gritty – they’re still interested.
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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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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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