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Their experience is a factor in weighing the feedback’s usefulness, but don’t use it to automatically reject their counsel.
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But against intuition, talents are not entirely genetic: the rate at which we develop any skill is also, crucially, a function of experience.
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…grit, talent, and all other psychological traits relevant to success in life are influenced by genes and also by experience.
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Most of us become more conscientious, confident, caring, and calm with life experience.
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Gritty people do more deliberate practice and experience more flow.
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…there are different kinds of positive experience: the thrill of getting better is one, and the ecstasy of performing at your best is another.
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The freshest and most interesting solutions often come when we embrace ‘the beginner’s mind,’ approaching novel experiences with fresh eyes.
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What we really need to do… is to just welcome these inner experiences, breathe into them, and learn their contours without racing for the exits.
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People who have a growth mindset… are… open to new experiences, more willing to take risks, more persistent, and more resilient in rebounding from failure.
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Effortful learning means mindful engagement that continues to expand the boundaries and increase the sophistication of one’s knowledge and experience.
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