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“Passion begins with intrinsically enjoying what you do.”
― Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
― Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
“Thing Rule: You can quit. But you can’t quit until the season is over, the tuition payment is up, or some other “natural” stopping point has arrived. You must, at least for the interval to which you’ve committed yourself, finish whatever you begin. In”
― Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
― Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
“To be gritty is to resist complacency.”
― Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
― Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
“The first is that everyone—including Mom and Dad—has to do a hard thing. A hard thing is something that requires daily deliberate practice. I’ve told my kids that psychological research is my hard thing, but I also practice yoga. Dad tries to get better and better at being a real estate developer; he does the same with running. My oldest daughter, Amanda, has chosen playing the piano as her hard thing. She did ballet for years, but later quit. So did Lucy.”
― Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
― Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
“...interests are not discovered through introspection. Instead, interests are triggered by interactions with the outside world. 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.”
― Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success
― Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success
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