A THREAD on insightful ideas from the book "Grit: The Power of Passion & Perseverance" by @angeladuckw:
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Grit is about working on something you care about so much that you're willing to stay loyal to it.
It's doing what you love, but not just falling in love―staying in love.
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Grit is about working on something you care about so much that you're willing to stay loyal to it.
It's doing what you love, but not just falling in love―staying in love.
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Grit grows as we figure out our life philosophy, learn to dust ourselves off after rejection and disappointment, and learn to tell the difference between low-level goals that should be abandoned quickly and higher-level goals that demand more tenacity...
Grit grows as we figure out our life philosophy, learn to dust ourselves off after rejection and disappointment, and learn to tell the difference between low-level goals that should be abandoned quickly and higher-level goals that demand more tenacity...
...The maturation story is that we develop the capacity for long-term passion and perseverance as we get older.
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Passion for your work is a little bit of discovery, followed by a lot of development, and then a lifetime of deepening.
It begins with intrinsically enjoying what you do.
Passion for your work is a little bit of discovery, followed by a lot of development, and then a lifetime of deepening.
It begins with intrinsically enjoying what you do.
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The process of interest discovery can be messy, serendipitous, and inefficient.
This is because you can't really predict with certainty what will capture your attention and what won't.
Without experimenting, you can't figure out which interests will stick, and which won't.
The process of interest discovery can be messy, serendipitous, and inefficient.
This is because you can't really predict with certainty what will capture your attention and what won't.
Without experimenting, you can't figure out which interests will stick, and which won't.
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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.
"I have a feeling tomorrow will be better" is different from "I resolve to make tomorrow better.”
Grit depends on a different kind of hope.
It rests on the expectation that our own efforts can improve our future.
"I have a feeling tomorrow will be better" is different from "I resolve to make tomorrow better.”
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I won’t just have a job; I’ll have a calling.
I’ll challenge myself every day.
When I get knocked down, I’ll get back up.
I may not be the smartest person in the room, but I’ll strive to be the grittiest.
I won’t just have a job; I’ll have a calling.
I’ll challenge myself every day.
When I get knocked down, I’ll get back up.
I may not be the smartest person in the room, but I’ll strive to be the grittiest.
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When you keep searching for ways to change your situation for the better, you stand a chance of finding them.
When you stop searching, assuming they can’t be found, you guarantee they won.
When you keep searching for ways to change your situation for the better, you stand a chance of finding them.
When you stop searching, assuming they can’t be found, you guarantee they won.
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I learned a lesson I’d never forget.
The lesson was that, when you have setbacks and failures, you can’t overreact to them.
I learned a lesson I’d never forget.
The lesson was that, when you have setbacks and failures, you can’t overreact to them.
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It soon became clear that doing one thing better and better might be more satisfying than staying an amateur at many different things.
It soon became clear that doing one thing better and better might be more satisfying than staying an amateur at many different things.
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Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.
Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.
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Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.
Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.
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There are no shortcuts to excellence. Developing real expertise, figuring out really hard problems, it all takes time―longer than most people imagine.
There are no shortcuts to excellence. Developing real expertise, figuring out really hard problems, it all takes time―longer than most people imagine.
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“Our vanity, our self-love, promotes the cult of the genius,” Nietzsche said.
“For if we think of genius as something magical, we are not obliged to compare ourselves and find ourselves lacking. . . .
To call someone ‘divine’ means: ‘here there is no need to compete.”
“Our vanity, our self-love, promotes the cult of the genius,” Nietzsche said.
“For if we think of genius as something magical, we are not obliged to compare ourselves and find ourselves lacking. . . .
To call someone ‘divine’ means: ‘here there is no need to compete.”
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“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.”
“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.”
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A fixed mindset about ability leads to pessimistic explanations of adversity, and that, in turn, leads to both giving up on challenges and avoiding them in the first place.
In contrast, a growth mindset leads to optimistic ways of explaining adversity, and that, in...
A fixed mindset about ability leads to pessimistic explanations of adversity, and that, in turn, leads to both giving up on challenges and avoiding them in the first place.
In contrast, a growth mindset leads to optimistic ways of explaining adversity, and that, in...
... turn, leads to perseverance and seeking out new challenges that will ultimately make you even stronger.
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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. The second has a career. The third has a calling.
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. The second has a career. The third has a calling.
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Most dazzling human achievements are, in fact, the aggregate of countless individual elements, each of which is, in a sense, ordinary.
Most dazzling human achievements are, in fact, the aggregate of countless individual elements, each of which is, in a sense, ordinary.
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