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PLAYING FIELD OF GRIT The author says that if she could, she would put every kid in the world to do have an extracurricular activity. She says that those activities help develop grit in children, but there aren't many studies on that because no parents want to force their kids to do ... [Baca Selanjutnya]

PARENTING FOR GRIT The author gets asked a lot "What can I do to encourage grit in the people I care for?" She says that everyone that asked are thinking as a parent would, even if they're not parents. John Watson says that if you want to make a child tough, you have to not show them ... [Baca Selanjutnya]

HOPE The author explains that hope is an expectation that tomorrow will be better than today. Grit has a different type of hope, hope that our skills will improve better throughout the years. Normal hope vs grit hope is different, because grit doesn't include luck, but our own efforts. Hope ... [Baca Selanjutnya]

PURPOSE Passion can come from interest. For some people, it come from purpose. The author says that gritty people have both. The author tells about a girl called Alex Scott who was diagnosed with brain cancer, and she made a lemonade stand for doctors so they could help cure cancer patients. ... [Baca Selanjutnya]

PRACTICE The author found out that the grittier people who practice more in the spelling bee, and in the end they get better results. It's obvious. All people who are known for their grit all have a thing the Japanese call "kaizen", or translated as "continuous improvement". Like the ... [Baca Selanjutnya]

INTEREST People always tell you to follow your passion, but the author's dad tells her to look for a high-paying job instead of doing something that might be fun but not make any money. But according to research, people who have jobs that relate to their interests are more happy about it ... [Baca Selanjutnya]

GRIT GROWS It starts by the author asking how much grit do we have. She says that grit is affected by both genes and experience, same as how height works. Talents are also genetically influenced, but only for the most part. You only get the talent once you've done the thing. Scientists ... [Baca Selanjutnya]

HOW GRITTY ARE YOU It starts with the author doing a presentation, and she explained to a person that grit is more about stamina than intensity. She then talks about the grit scale that she made, and how enthusiasm is common, but endurance is rare. There's this guy called Jeff Gettleman. He ... [Baca Selanjutnya]

EFFORT COUNTS TWICE Everywhere, people highlight the word "talent" when someone has achieved something great. People imply that hard-workers will never catch up to someone talented. There was a book about the study of swimmers made by a guy called Dan. When he tells people that an athlete is a ... [Baca Selanjutnya]