“You can’t simply will yourself to like things, either. The active processing of this feedback is as essential as its immediacy.” ~ (Angela Duckworth).Ģ5. This means that experts are more interested in what they did wrong – so they can fix it – than what they did right. Necessarily, much of that feedback is negative. “As soon as possible, experts hungrily seek feedback on how they did. “I have a feeling tomorrow will be better” is different from “I resolve to make tomorrow better.” ~ (Angela Duckworth).Ģ4. It rests on the expectation that our own efforts can improve our future. “Grit depends on a different kind of hope. “Optimistic young adults stay healthier throughout middle age and, ultimately, live longer than pessimists.” ~ (Angela Duckworth).Ģ3. “It soon became clear that doing one thing better and better might be more satisfying than staying an amateur at many different things.” ~ ( Angela Duckworth).Ģ2. You must, at least for the interval to which you’ve committed yourself, finish whatever you begin.” ~ (Angela Duckworth).Ģ1. But you can’t quit until the season is over, the tuition payment is up, or some other “natural” stopping point has arrived. The mature passions of gritty people depend on both.” ~ (Angela Duckworth).Ģ0. Purpose – the intention to contribute to the well-being of others – is another. To be gritty is to fall down seven times, and rise eight.” ~ (Angela Duckworth).ġ9. To be gritty is to invest, day after week after year, in challenging practice. To be gritty is to hold fast to an interesting and purposeful goal. “To be gritty is to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Whatever you do – whether you’re a janitor or the CEO – you can continually look at what you do and ask how it connects to other people, how it connects to the bigger picture, how it can be an expression of your deepest values.” ~ (Angela Duckworth).ġ8. “A calling is not some fully formed thing that you find,” she tells advice seekers. “Without effort, your skill is nothing more than what you could have done but didn’t. For most people, interest without purpose is nearly impossible to sustain for a lifetime.” ~ (Angela Duckworth). “What ripens passion is the conviction that your work matters. But Rhonda and I keep saying, ‘You actually develop the ability to do mathematics. “They think you’re either born with it, or you’re not. “People assume you have to have some special talent to do mathematics,” Sylvia has said. The lesson was that, when you have setbacks and failures, you can’t overreact to them.” ~ (Angela Duckworth).ġ4. Without effort, your skill is nothing more than what you could have done but didn’t.” ~ (Angela Duckworth).ġ3. “Without effort, your talent is nothing more than unmet potential. “Failure is not a permanent condition.” ~ (Angela Duckworth).ġ2. The third has a calling.” ~ (Angela Duckworth).ġ1. “Three bricklayers are asked: “What are you doing?” The first says, “I am laying bricks.” The second says, “I am building a church.” And the third says, “I am building the house of God.” The first bricklayer has a job. “Have a fierce resolve in everything you do.” “Demonstrate determination, resiliency, and tenacity.” “Do not let temporary setbacks become permanent excuses.” And, finally, “Use mistakes and problems as opportunities to get better – not reasons to quit.” ~ (Angela Duckworth).ġ0. “At its core, the idea of purpose is the idea that what we do matters to people other than ourselves.” ~ (Angela Duckworth).ĩ. “Consistency of effort over the long run is everything.” ~ (Angela Duckworth).Ĩ.
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