Angela Duckworth quotes

Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint. (Angela Duckworth)
Substituting nuance for novelty is what experts do, and that is why they are never bored. View quote
Angela Duckworth
If you're never able to tolerate a little bit of pain and discomfort, you'll never get better. View quote
Angela Duckworth
Really, what matters in the long run is sticking with things and working daily to get better at them. View quote
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One thing that's true of gritty people is they love what they do, and they keep loving what they do. So they're not just in love for a day or a week. People who are really gritty - they're still interested. View quote
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Gritty people train at the edge of their comfort zone. They zero in on one narrow aspect of their performance and set a stretch goal to improve it. View quote
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Nobody gets to be good at something without effort, no matter what your aptitude is. View quote
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I think the very idea of character, of developing not just grit, but empathy and curiosity, emotional intelligence - you know, the things that I want my own daughters to develop - the idea that we're going to get there through rewards and punishments seems completely at odds with the idea of character itself. View quote
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Everybody knows that effort matters. What was revelatory to me was how much it mattered. View quote
Angela Duckworth