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Maybe. But the reality is that our early interests are fragile, vaguely defined, and in need of energetic, years-long cultivation and refinement.

Angela Duckworth

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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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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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Nobody gets to be good at something without effort, no matter what your aptitude is.
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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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It is important to realize that the process of ‘fostering’ a passion takes trial and error. It takes experience; you cannot do it all in your head. And it takes a long time.
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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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Everybody knows that effort matters. What was revelatory to me was how much it mattered.
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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 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 don’t spend a lot of time thinking about my genes because I can’t do anything about them.
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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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I think the very idea of character, of developing not just grit, but empathy and curiosity, emotional intelligence.
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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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Why do some people try, try again, and why do some people not? That’s what I’m after.
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When people tell me I can’t do something, I have a visceral reflex to say, ‘Yes, I can.’
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