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I worked hard when I was a consultant. I worked hard when I was in graduate school looking at neuroscience. I worked hard as a teacher. But those are completely different career paths. And the lack of direction is why I didn't get far enough in any of those things.
— Angela Duckworth
Tags: direction, looking, school, teacher

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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.
— Angela Duckworth
Tags: who, person, passion, you
The words that we use I think are symbolic of the values that we hold.
— Angela Duckworth
Tags: i-think, values, think, words
Really, what matters in the long run is sticking with things and working daily to get better at them.
— Angela Duckworth
Tags: things, better, long, daily
There are no shortcuts to true excellence.
— Angela Duckworth
Tags: true, excellence
Boredom is a very self-conscious emotion by definition. Interest is not. So you can actually be completely absorbed in something and, at certain points in your development, not even realize that you're into it.
— Angela Duckworth
Tags: emotion, boredom, your, you
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