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“The focus on talent distracts us from something that is at least as important, and that is effort. As much as talent counts, effort counts twice.”

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Book:Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Source: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

“...it isn't suffering that leads to hopelessness. It's suffering you think you can't control.”

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Book:Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Source: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

“You don’t find your purpose by searching for it — you build it by showing up, again and again, when it’s inconvenient.”

Author:Angela Duckworth

“You can't simply will yourself to like things, either. As Jeff Bezos has observed, 'One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves.”

Book:Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Source: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

“Follow your passion was not the message I heard growing up. Instead, I was told that the practical realities of surviving "in the real world" were far more important than any person living a "sheltered life" such as my own could imagine. I was warned that overly idealistic dreams of "finding something I loved" could in fact be a breadcrumb trail into poverty and disappointment.”

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Book:Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Source: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

“Failure is not a permanent condition.”

Author:Angela Duckworth