Substituting nuance for novelty is what experts do, and that is why they are never bored.
ANGELA DUCKWORTHI stayed for lunch for extra tutoring, gave kids my cell phone, and was available. In my first year of teaching,
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Nobody gets to be good at something without effort, no matter what your aptitude is.
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Negative feelings are typical of learning, and you shouldn’t feel like you’re stupid when you’re frustrated doing something. You might say to yourself, ‘I can’t do this,’ but you should say, ‘That’s great.’ That means you really have the potential to learn something there.
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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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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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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 was a good novice teacher, but I did the things that were obvious.
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I worked hard when I was a consultant. I worked hard when I was in graduate school looking at neuroscience.
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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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Grittier students are more likely to earn their diplomas; grittier teachers are more effective in the classroom.
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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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Most people who are really, enduringly interested in something eventually find that it’s important, too – and important to other people.
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One thing that’s true of gritty people is they love what they do, and they keep loving what they do. So they’re not just in love for a day or a week.
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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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Striving is exhausting. Sometimes I do say things like, ‘I wish I were not quite this driven to be excellent.’ It’s not a comfortable life. It’s not relaxed. I’m not relaxed as a person. I mean, I’m not unhappy. But… it’s the opposite of being comfortable.
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There are going to be peaks and valleys. You don’t want to let kids quit during a valley.
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