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Before hard work comes play.
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…the grittier an individual is, the fewer career changes they’re likely to make.
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Gritty people do more deliberate practice and experience more flow.
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Nobody wants to show you the hours and hours of becoming. They’d rather show the highlight of what they’ve become.
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Interest is one source of passion. Purpose – the intention to contribute to the well-being of others – is another. The mature passions of gritty people depend on both.
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How you see your work is more important than your job title.
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Grit depends on a different kind of hope. It rests on the expectation that our own efforts can improve our future.
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The hope that gritty people have has nothing to do with luck and everything to do with getting up again.
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Whether you think you can, or think you can’t – you’re right. – Henry Ford
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…in both younger children and older adults… I’ve found that growth mindset and grit go together.
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