Everybody knows that effort matters. What was revelatory to me was how much it mattered.
Why do some people try, try again, and why do some people not? That's what I'm after.
Substituting nuance for novelty is what experts do, and that is why they are never bored.
Really, what matters in the long run is sticking with things and working daily to get better at them.
When people tell me I can't do something, I have a visceral reflex to say, 'Yes, I can.'
I don't spend a lot of time thinking about my genes because I can't do anything about them.
Grit may carry risk because it's about putting all your eggs in one basket, to some extent.
If you are a young person who is wanting to develop a passion, you cannot expect anyone else to tell you what that passion would be.
Many things matter other than our measured intelligence, so let's get to work on them.
At various points, in big ways and small, we get knocked down. If we stay down, grit loses. If we get up, grit prevails.
Some of the things we do are great, but they often have these iterations that are not great. We screw up sometimes. We get rejected.
If you're never able to tolerate a little bit of pain and discomfort, you'll never get better.