Grit - Angela Duckworth

Question 1

Grittier people practice…

Answer 1

deliberately more.

Question 2

The roots of knowledge are bitter, but

Answer 2

the fruits are sweet - Aristotle

Question 3

grit equation

Answer 3

talent * effort = skill; skill * effort = achievement

“effort counts twice”

Question 4

Treadmill Test

Answer 4

Harvard Study: stay on a treadmill, steep+fast. Correct for baseline fitness. People who stay on longest, grittiest and life success.

Question 5

My current Grit score:

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Grit: 3.9; pass. 3.4, pers. 4.4

Question 6

Goal Hierarchy; my goals

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AI, software in medicine. Help my own health, help others.

Question 7

How to construct goal hierarchy

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connect to social good, personal goals

Question 8

Q1 for grit at work:

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How can I, in small meaningful ways, change work to enhance core values?

Question 9

Role model

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seek, find, remember

Question 10

Growth mindset is what

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optimistic self-talk, perseverance over adversity

Question 11

Deliberate Practice parts:

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1. stretch goal
2. full concentration+effort
3. immediate feedback
4. repetition with reflection + refinement

Question 12

“The true joy in life…

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…is to be a force of fortune instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy”

Question 13

Grow Grit:

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1. Cultivate interests
2. Daily Habit of Deliberate Practice
3. Connect work to purpose beyond me
4. Hope

Question 14

Hard Thing Rule

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1. Do a Hard Thing with Daily Deliberate Practice
2. Only quite @ natural stopping/starting point
3. I pick
4. 2+ years

Question 15

Grow grit methods

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Join a gritty culture.