Angela Duckworth on “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance”
The Next Chapter by American Express Business Class
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Growing up in a family obsessed with achievement
Growing up in an environment where achievement was highly valued, the speaker felt pressure to accomplish something great in life./nThe speaker did not demonstrate prodigious talent as a child, but later studied the concept of grit and found that it was uncorrelated with natural talent./nIntelligence and hard work are not necessarily correlated, and hiring someone with high intelligence does not guarantee they will be a hard worker.
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