Monday, April 12, 2010

NYTimes.com: For the Best of the Best, Determination Outweighs Nature and Nurture

The New York Times
| April 10, 2010
Shortcuts: For the Best of the Best, Determination Outweighs Nature and Nurture
By ALINA TUGEND
Parents should beware: the main ingredient in talent is dedication, and children have to supply that themselves.

"Grit is what Professor Duckworth calls perseverance or, as she defines it, “the capacity to sustain effort toward a very long-term and challenging goal.” Her studies have shown that grittier individuals thrive in extremely challenging situations, and that grit is quite distinct from talent.

"What we can do is teach ourselves and our children that we have far more ability to develop our skills than we think we do, but that it doesn’t come easily, said Daniel H. Pink..."


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