Our hypothesis that grit is essential to high achievement evolved during interviews with professionals in investment banking, painting, journalism, academia, medicine, and law. Asked what quality distinguishes star performers in their respective fields, these individuals cite…
Why spend ten years becoming so good they can’t ignore you, when you can spend 20 seconds uploading a picture to Instagram or composing a tweet to be so average that they pay attention to you for a fraction of a second.
…whether or not you write 1000 words a day. You can control how many articles you choose to publish. By focusing on the things you control, you tap into the profound power of consistency, experience visible progress, and build momentum. This more than anything is what it means to create for an audience of one.