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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better? Why hide deficiencies instead of overcoming them? Why look for friends or partners who will just shore up your self-esteem instead of ones who will also challenge you to grow? And why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you? T... See more
Carol Dweck • Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

psychologist and author Angela Duckworth has done some remarkable research on the importance of what she calls “grit.”