WORDS ON
WHY OBSESSING OVER TALENT CAN BE HARMFUL
@DURMONSKI
"Is talent a bad thing? Are we all equally talented? No and no!"
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Angela Duckworth | Grit
"The ability to quickly climb the learning curve of any skill is obviously a very good thing, and, like it or not, some of us are better at it than others."
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Angela Duckworth | Grit
"So why, then, is it such a bad thing to favor “naturals” over “strivers”?"
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Angela Duckworth | Grit
"Why shouldn’t we separate children as young as seven or eight into two groups: those few children who are “gifted and talented” and the many, many more who aren’t?"
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Angela Duckworth | Grit
"What harm is there, really, in a talent show being named a “talent show”?"
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Angela Duckworth | Grit
"In my view, the biggest reason a preoccupation with talent can be harmful is simple:"
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Angela Duckworth | Grit
"By shining our spotlight on talent, we risk leaving everything else in the shadows."
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Angela Duckworth | Grit
"We inadvertently send the message that these other factors—including grit—don’t matter as much as they really do."
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Angela Duckworth | Grit