Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Description: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance examines how a combination of sustained passion and persistence contributes to success, challenging the notion that talent alone determines achievement
ISBN: 1501111116
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She talks about how deliberate practice is almost never enjoyable because you're trying to improve specific things, but it is how you attain mastery. The other side is "flow", when that mastery is display, and she mentions how it can look so effortless for top athletes, when it's almost definitely the result of hours and hours of deliberate practice.