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According to Jocelyn K. Glei's article ''The Future of Self-Improvement, Part I: Grit Is More Important Than Talent'':
 
According to Jocelyn K. Glei's article ''The Future of Self-Improvement, Part I: Grit Is More Important Than Talent'':
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{{cquote|Intrigued by what qualities would most accurately predict outstanding achievement, [[Harvard University|Harvard]] researcher Angela Duckworth picked up where Walter Mischel left off. ...Duckworth found that self-control is an excellent predictor of your ability to follow through on certain types of difficult tasks — staying on your diet, studying for a test, not checking your email — but it’s not the most important factor when it comes to predicting success at “extremely high-challenge achievement.”
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{{cquote|Intrigued by what qualities would most accurately predict outstanding achievement, [[Harvard University|Harvard]] researcher Angela Duckworth picked up where Walter Mischel left off. ...Duckworth found that [[self-control]] is an excellent predictor of your ability to follow through on certain types of difficult tasks — staying on your diet, studying for a test, not checking your email — but it’s not the most important factor when it comes to predicting success at “extremely high-challenge achievement.”
    
...Duckworth isolated two qualities that she thought might be a better predictor of outstanding achievement:
 
...Duckworth isolated two qualities that she thought might be a better predictor of outstanding achievement:
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'''4.''' Know when you have achieved your maximum potential in an area and are not quitting due to frustration.<ref>[https://characterlab.org/character/grit/ Character Lab - Grit]</ref>
 
'''4.''' Know when you have achieved your maximum potential in an area and are not quitting due to frustration.<ref>[https://characterlab.org/character/grit/ Character Lab - Grit]</ref>
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== Self-control ==
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''See also:'' [[Self-control]]
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[[Self-control]] is defined by the Meriam Dictionary as "restraint exercised over one's own impulses, emotions, or desires".<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-control Self-Control - Webster-Merriam dictionary]</ref>
    
== Goal setting ==
 
== Goal setting ==
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