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Grit vs. Talent in Progress

December 23, 2011 by I Done This Support Leave a Comment

Grit vs. Talent in Progress

“Very often when we talk about the skill of ‘productivity’ what we are really talking about is ‘self-control’ — the disciplined ability to choose to do one thing at the cost of not doing another (perhaps more tempting thing).”

As the nature of work changes to more flexible design, we must learn when not to exercise our freedom.

via The 99 Percent

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