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didn’t give enough space to the importance of recognizing that Kimberlé Crenshaw had coined the term “intersectionality” to address the specific ways in which black and brown women were being harmed by what we now call “White Feminist”
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“The sweet spot: that productive, uncomfortable terrain located just beyond our current abilities, where our reach exceeds our grasp. Deep practice is not simply about struggling; it's about seeking a particular struggle, which involves a cycle of distinct actions.”
― The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else
― The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else
“Try again. Fail again. Fail better. —Samuel Beckett”
― The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else
― The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else
“Struggle is not an option: it's a biological requirement.”
― The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else
― The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else
“repetition. “Don't look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time. That's the only way it happens—and when it happens, it lasts,” he wrote in The Wisdom of Wooden.”
― The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else
― The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else
“Carol Dweck, the psychologist who studies motivation, likes to say that all the world's parenting advice can be distilled to two simple rules: pay attention to what your children are fascinated by, and praise them for their effort.”
― The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else
― The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else
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