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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.

Angela Duckworth

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I’m not a policy oriented person. I’m constrained to what I study. But educational policy has not yet taken adequate note of the whole child. Kids are not just their IQ or standardized test scores. It matters whether or not they show up, how hard they work.
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Being gritty doesn’t mean not showing pain or pretending everything is O.K. In fact, when you look at healthy and successful and giving people, they are extraordinarily meta-cognitive. They’re able to say things like, ‘Dude, I totally lost my temper this morning.’ That ability to reflect on yourself is signature to grit.
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The words that we use I think are symbolic of the values that we hold.
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I would be surprised if my girls ended up as women without grit. I really would.
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Grit and self-control are related, but they’re not the same thing.
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Nobody gets to be good at something without effort, no matter what your aptitude is.
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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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Substituting nuance for novelty is what experts do, and that is why they are never bored.
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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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Grittier students are more likely to earn their diplomas; grittier teachers are more effective in the classroom.
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I was a good novice teacher, but I did the things that were obvious.
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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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And I’ve discovered a strikingly consistent pattern: grit and age go hand in hand. Sixty-somethings tend to be grittier, on average, than fifty-somethings, who are in turn grittier than forty-somethings, and so on.
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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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Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
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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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