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Boredom is a very self-conscious emotion by definition. Interest is not. So you can actually be completely absorbed in something and, at certain points in your development, not even realize that you’re into it.

Angela Duckworth

The words that we use I think are symbolic of the values that we hold.
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Hold Symbolic Think Use Value Word
I think the questions on the grit scale about not letting setbacks disappoint you, finishing what you begin, doing things with focus, I think that those are things I would aspire to or hope for for all our children.
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Disappoint Finish Focus Girl Let Question Scare Setback Think
Everybody knows that effort matters. What was revelatory to me was how much it mattered.
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Effort Everybody Matter Mattered Much Revelator
I would be surprised if my girls ended up as women without grit. I really would.
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Ended Girl Really Surprise Women Would
Substituting nuance for novelty is what experts do, and that is why they are never bored.
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Bored Do Expert New Novelty Nuance Substituting
The focus on just thinking about standardized test scores as being synonymous with achievement for teenagers is ridiculous, right?
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Achievement Being Focus Just Less Ridiculous Right Score Standardized Synonymous Teenager Think
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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Actively Deepen Discover Interest Interested Something Yourself
Longitudinal studies following thousands of people across time have shown that most people only begin to gravitate toward certain vocational interests, and away from others, around middle school.
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Across Follow Longitudinal Middle People Thousand School Shown Study Time
Every day, parents and teachers ask me, ‘How do I build grit in kids? What do I do to teach kids a solid work ethic? How do I keep them motivated for the long run?’ The honest answer is, I don’t know.
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Answer Build Day Every Grit Honest Kid Parent Solid Teacher Work
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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Develop Grit Job Most Say Student Survey Teacher Thing
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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College Country During High Involve Public School Service Titoting Undergrad Year
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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Ambition Amplified Clear Father Natively Think Value Whatever
At various points, in big ways and small, we get knocked down. If we stay down, grit loses. If we get up, grit prevails.
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Big Down Get Grit Knock Lose Point Prevail Various Way
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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Drive People Think Word Wrong
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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Believe Choose Do Kid Life Middle Quit Something To Unless Want
There are no shortcuts to true excellence.
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Excellence No Shortcut True

Boredom is a very self-conscious emotion by definition. Interest is not. So you can actually be completely absorbed in something and, at certain points in your development, not even realize that you’re into it.

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Boredom is a very self-conscious emotion by definition. Interest is not. So you can actually be completely absorbed in something and, at certain points in your development, not even realize that you’re into it.

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