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grit. Grit is the combination of passion and perseverance,
Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
THE TOP CHARACTERISTICS TO LOOK FOR ARE SMARTS AND HEARTS: THE ABILITY TO LEARN FAST, A WILLINGNESS TO WORK HARD, INTEGRITY, GRIT, EMPATHY, AND A TEAM-FIRST ATTITUDE.
Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Alan Eagle • Trillion Dollar Coach
Instead, what distinguished the most successful spellers was their superior ability to remain committed to studying despite the boredom and the pull of other, more appealing activities.
Anders Ericsson, Robert Pool • Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
After extensive research into success, Dr. Edward Banfield of Harvard University concluded that long-time perspective, “was the most important determinant of financial and personal success in life.” He defined “long-time” as the “ability to think several years into the future while making decisions in the present.”
thibaut meurisse • Dopamine Detox
Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn. Keep on going.
Carol S. Dweck • Mindset - Updated Edition: Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential
see stamina as one of the great underrated concepts for talent search, especially when you are looking for top performers and leaders and major achievers.
Tyler Cowen • Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World
once you are in, a superior IQ will neither help you to distinguish yourself nor protect you from failure. What does make a significant difference along the whole intelligence spectrum is something else: how much self-discipline or self-control one uses to approach the tasks at hand (Duckworth and Seligman, 2005; Tangney, Baumeister, and Boone, 200
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conclusion: Gritty people do more deliberate practice and experience more flow.