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Chess grandmaster Maurice Ashley on why mistakes are our greatest teachers

Worklife with Adam Grant

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Finding Your Passion: A Calling and All-Consuming Obsession

Many struggle with choosing a passion, but for some, the passion chooses them. Once a passion takes hold, it becomes all-consuming, dominating thoughts and dreams. The advice to follow one's true passion is emphasized, as those who become great at something usually do not want to pursue anything else. If a person has to contemplate and meditate on their interests, they may not have yet found their true calling.

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