Substituting nuance for novelty is what experts do, and that is why they are never bored.
ANGELA DUCKWORTHLongitudinal 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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Grit and self-control are related, but they’re not the same thing.
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There haven’t been genetic studies on grit, but we often think that challenge is inherited but grit is learned. That’s not what science says. Science says grit comes from both nature and nurture.
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Grit, in a word, is stamina. But it’s not just stamina in your effort.
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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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The words that we use I think are symbolic of the values that we hold.
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We have found a direct correlation between grit and positive emotions, but the fact that I have no evidence that grit is bad for you doesn’t mean it’s not. It’s always a possibility that in the future researchers will discover a downside to grit.
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I know a lot of CEOs who are looking for three- to four-year varsity athletes – not necessarily because these people are going to be doing pushups or spiking volleyballs in the workplace, but because they’re looking for that continuity, that person who was gritty about something.
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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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Childhood is generally far too early to know what we want to be when we grow up.
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Very few people can keep going their whole life doing something and feel like it’s merely personally fascinating.
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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 ended up doubling the math time that a conventional school would have. But I don’t think any of these things were path-breaking or unusual.
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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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Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
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I stayed for lunch for extra tutoring, gave kids my cell phone, and was available. In my first year of teaching,
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