As our knees and hips and eyesight deteriorate, we become more dependable, less impulsive, kinder, and less moody.
ANGELA DUCKWORTHPeople who are really gritty – they’re still interested.
More Angela Duckworth Quotes
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What we reliably find is that people’s perseverance scores are actually higher than their passion scores, and I think it really does get to the fact that working hard is hard, but maybe finding your passion is even more difficult.
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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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Why do some people try, try again, and why do some people not? That’s what I’m after.
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Grit and self-control are related, but they’re not the same thing.
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If the quality and quantity of continuous effort toward goals matters as much as I think it does, we may actually get more productive, not less, as we get older – even if we can’t pull all-nighters like we used to.
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I think it’s very important to send the message that, while parents are needed to remind you to practice and occasionally force you to finish things… they also need to learn to respect you. You as an individual, ultimately, are the captain of where you’re going.
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To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it.
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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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The words that we use I think are symbolic of the values that we hold.
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Grit, in a word, is stamina. But it’s not just stamina in your effort.
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I was a good novice teacher, but I did the things that were obvious.
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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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Grittier students are more likely to earn their diplomas; grittier teachers are more effective in the classroom.
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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 now have Grit Scale scores from thousands of American adults. My data provide a snapshot of grit across adulthood.
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