If you don't know what your passion is, then now you're really screwed, right? I think my thinking about this has really shifted or evolved. The farthest anybody could really see into the miss of the future is probably like two or three years. That's for me, if I'm navigating my professional life by some kind of compass, that constellation in the sky has to include kids and psychological science.
What does it take to persevere and succeed, not just in our careers but in all aspects of our lives? For psychologist Angela Duckworth, the answer can be summed up in one concept: grit. She explains the ingredients in grit and the experiences that make one person persist where another gives up — and offers concrete steps to instill grit early in life and sustain it.
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