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Grit

Personal Development

Angela Duckworth

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  • For eons, we’ve been trapped inside the myth of innate talent. Angela Duckworth shines a bright light into a truer understanding of how we achieve.
  • Grit teaches that life’s high peaks aren’t necessarily conquered by the naturally nimble but, rather, by those willing to endure, wait out the storm, and try again.
  • True success comes when we devote ourselves to endeavors that give us joy and purpose.
  • Grit will inspire everyone who reads it to stick to something hard that they have a passion for.
  • The most successful people were... dogged in their pursuits: 'Winners love to go head-to-head with other people. Winners hate losing.'
  • What we eventually accomplish may depend more on our passion and perseverance than on our innate talent.
  • Grit is not just about working hard. That’s only part of it... It’s about working on something you care about so much that you’re willing to stay loyal to it.
  • We’ve been trapped inside the myth of innate talent.
  • True success comes when we devote ourselves to endeavors that give us joy and purpose.
  • Grit counts twice. Effort builds skill, and at the same time, effort makes skill productive.
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