The one thing we know how to measure best is IQ. But what if doing well in school and in life depends on much more than your ability to learn quickly and easily? After years of studying this, what she found went in the face of what I think so many of us instinctually believe. It wasn't good looks, physical health, and it wasn't IQ. Grit is passion and perseverance for very long term goals.Grit is sticking with your future day in, day out,. Not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years."
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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