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““For the beginner, novelty is anything that hasn’t been encountered before. For the expert, novelty is nuance.””

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Grit and self-control are related, but they're not the same thing.

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“you can, in fact, modify your self-talk, and you can learn to not let it interfere with you moving toward your goals. With practice…

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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…

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The focus on just thinking about standardized test scores as being synonymous with achievement for teenagers is ridiculous, right? There are so many things…

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“Nobody wants to show you the hours and hours of becoming. They’d rather show the highlight of what they’ve become.”

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I don't spend a lot of time thinking about my genes because I can't do anything about them.

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“My longitudinal studies show these three virtue clusters predict different outcomes. For academic achievement, including stellar report card grades, the cluster containing grit is the most predictive. But for positive social functioning, including how many friends you have, interpersonal character is more important. And for a positive, independent posture toward learning, intellectual virtue trumps the others.”

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“For many of us, the companies we work for are an important cultural force in our lives. For instance, growing up, my dad liked to refer to himself as a DuPonter. All the pencils in our house were company-issued, embossed with phrases like Safety First, and my dad would light up every time a DuPont commercial came on television, sometimes…

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“trying to do things they can't yet do, failing, and learning what they need to do differently is exactly the way that experts practice.”

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Negative feelings are typical of learning, and you shouldn't feel like you're stupid when you're frustrated doing something. You might say to yourself, 'I…

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