Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance · chapter 3 · id grit-c3-07-duckworth-uses-the-metaphor-of
“Duckworth uses the metaphor of running a race where talent determines how fast you can improve, but effort determines whether you actually run.”
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Without effort, your talent is nothing more than your unmet potential. Without effort, your skill is nothing more than what you could have done but didn't.
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Talent is how quickly your skills improve when you invest effort. Achievement is what happens when you take your acquired skills and use them.
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