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Grit

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What this book knows

Sustained passion plus deliberate perseverance—not raw talent—is what separates those who achieve mastery from those who stagnate.

Sex: Absent
Work: Primary
Learning: Primary
Religion: Absent

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More than two-thirds of adults said they were not engaged at work—a good portion 'actively disengaged.' The casting vote is 'desire and passion, the strength of our interest.'
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'How do you not lock in to something?' Jane's unwavering focus on mural arts needs explaining; short-termers' limited attention spans do not.
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Grit was an astoundingly reliable predictor of who made it through West Point's Beast. Stayers and leavers had indistinguishable Whole Candidate Scores.
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Many people rack up decades of experience yet stagnate at middling competence. More time on task alone does not explain the advantage of grit.
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Experts and beginners have different motivational needs. Rush a beginner and you'll bludgeon their budding interest. Before hard work comes play.
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'If you experience potent adversity that you overcome on your own during youth, you develop a different way of dealing with adversity later on.'
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