
Toxic Grit: How to have it all and (actually) love what you have

was getting a divorce, my lawyer called it the “1950s dad schedule”: dads show up one night a week and every other weekend. They weren’t classroom parents. They weren’t aware of every homework assignment, playdate, or after-school activity.
Amanda Goetz • Toxic Grit: How to have it all and (actually) love what you have
I had a coach tell me that no one should have to be at the gym for more than fifty minutes. With good programming, you can build strength, cardiovascular endurance, and mobility in under an hour. Most people who spend two-plus hours at the gym spend at least thirty minutes looking at themselves in the mirror or walking back and forth to a water
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Output doesn’t equal outcomes.
Amanda Goetz • Toxic Grit: How to have it all and (actually) love what you have
BS #1: Working More = Success Movement is not the same as progress.
Amanda Goetz • Toxic Grit: How to have it all and (actually) love what you have
Nuance has been lost alongside the art of conversation on social media. I could tweet out “The weather is so beautiful today!” and I will have trolls yell at me about how I’m not acknowledging global warming or I’m diminishing someone’s storm experience in another part of the world.
Amanda Goetz • Toxic Grit: How to have it all and (actually) love what you have
Bandwagon bias is the strong tendency to speak, act, or believe things simply because everyone else is doing it—even if those things don’t feel right for us.
Amanda Goetz • Toxic Grit: How to have it all and (actually) love what you have
Everyone is a genius in a bull market. This common financial phrase reminds us that when things are good, most people fail to separate their skill at the task from the outcomes.
Amanda Goetz • Toxic Grit: How to have it all and (actually) love what you have
Not every social follower wants the best for you. Yes, there are trolls who want to tear you down behind anonymous accounts, but there are also people who are there watching and waiting for you to stumble and fall so they can point and laugh.
Amanda Goetz • Toxic Grit: How to have it all and (actually) love what you have
Virtual communities have been tied to positive psychological benefits, but they do not match the positive impact on well-being and social health of an in-person connection.