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Grit:
To be gritty is to resist complacency.
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Grit:
At various points, in big ways and small, we get knocked down. If we stay down, grit loses. If we get up, grit prevails.
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Grit:
My advice for you is, figure out what you enjoy doing most in life, and then try to do it full-time. Life is short. Follow your passion. – Will Shortz
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Grit:
…research shows that people are enormously more satisfied with their jobs when they do something that fits their personal interests.
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97 |
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Grit:
…people whose jobs match their personal interests are, in general, happier with their lives as a whole.
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97 |
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Grit:
…matching your job to what captures your attention and imagination is a good idea. It may not guarantee happiness and success, but it sure helps the odds.
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Grit:
…passion for your work is a little bit of discovery, followed by a lot of development, and then a lifetime of deepening.
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Grit:
…interests thrive when there is a crew of encouraging supports, including parents, teachers, coaches, and peers.
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Grit:
…the reality is that our early interests are fragile, vaguely defined, and in need of energetic, years-long cultivation and refinement.
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Grit:
Before hard work comes play.
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