Grit

Grit is the disposition to pursue very long-term goals with passion and perseverance. And I want to emphasize the stamina quality of grit. Grit is sticking with things over the long term and then working very hard at it.

Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.

So far, the best idea I’ve heard about building grit in kids is something called growth mindset. This idea is the belief that the ability to learn is not fixed. That it can change with your effort. Research has shown that when kids read and learn about the brain and how it changes and grows in response to challenge, they’re much more likely to persevere when they fail because they don’t believe that failure is a permanent condition.  

-- Angela Duckworth

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