Is Success Luck or Hard Work?

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In this episode of book club we're talking about Grit by Angela Duckworth. We look the foundation of Angela's concept of 'grit' and why effort counts twice as much as talent when it comes to success before turning our attention to how we can all develop our grit from the inside.

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aliabdaal

Until today: 100% hit rate with your book recommendations. Thanks and can‘t wait for the next one

chrisbrodroy

"You're not gonna find your passion by sitting at home like a lemon"
- Ali Abdaal

shad

“Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.”
― Angela Duckworth

QuestionEverythingButWHY

Not all people who work hard become successful, but all successful people work hard.

davidliang

I love this series. I stopped reading books for a while now but I'm back to it thanks to you!

planetjanette

Thanks Ali! Good video.
Timestamps:

1. Effort Counts Twice - Achievement depends on talent, but more importantly on the effort put in the process - 1:28
2. Most Successful People Have Two Common Traits: a. resilience + hardworking, and b. deeply held belief and knowledge of what they wanted - Determination & Direction - 2:10
3. Passion + Perseverance = Long Term Effort = GRIT - 2:26
4. GRIT Can Be Developed - a. Cultivate Interest (to develop passion, 1st we need to be interested & enjoy what we do. *), b. Deliberate Practice (daily DELIBERATE practice leads to perseverance - KAIZEN): i. a clearly defined 'stretch goal', ii. full concentration & effort, iii. immediate & informative feedback, iv. repetition with reflection & refinement ("Peak", Anders Ericsson), c. Assign Purpose (4:33) - to develop it: i. how the work we are doing can have a higher contribution to society?, ii. how 'in small & meaningful ways' can we change our work to align it to our core values?, iii. Find inspiration in a purposeful role-model, d. Develop Hope - It underlies a., b, and c. (5:53) it's based on our expectations that our efforts can improve over time to become better in the future, which is to adopt a 'growth' mindset ("Mindset", Carol Dweck) - 2:45

Summary - 6:40

* "Passion for your work is a little bit of discovery, follow by a lot of development, and then a lifetime of deepening" - 3:18

robertogerardi

This video came out at the PERFECT time, Ali.

I am currently preparing for our Physician Licensure Exams on September 2020, where we basically have to study 5 years worth of medical knowledge in 2 months. Like USMLE Steps 1 and 2 combined.

Many of us enrolled in review schools, and mine offered both cognitive and non-cognitive sessions to keep us sane. Yesterday morning, our topic was GRIT, and they showed us Duckworth's TED talk.

Prior to this, I don't think I had much problems with my grit. I had been studying on my own pace since our internship had been transitioned to online learning last March. I was already mentally prepared to study for whole days until September. Kind of both a marathon and a sprint, considering the coverage.

However, yesterday, there had been an unofficial announcement that the exam will be moved to MARCH 2021 due to COVID. This really threw me off. I can't imagine myself studying all the way until March, which our review school encourages. I kind of shut down last night. The activation energy to study just increased.

So, thank you for sharing this video.

In relation to finding the purpose in what you do to strengthen your grit, I'd like to share a question that we always ask ourselves when we hit a slump.

In Filipino, it is "Para kanino ka bumabangon?" which translates to "Who do you wake up for?"

Is it your family? Your future patients? Your countrymen especially in the middle of a pandemic?

Sorry for the long comment, I just felt that I really needed to let this out.

JustineAprilJ

_It's very hard to be consistent. But when you are you'll start to see more success_ 🔥🔥

cryptoflippodcast

We always try to look for the secret to success, or the one golden nugget that will lead us to riches. But what most of us fail to understand is that success comes down to these 2 factors: consistency and self discipline.
Keep making these videos Ali, you've inspired me so much!

MisterPol

I got so excited seeing this book in Ali's video today because out of all the "self-help" or success books that I've read, this one truly resonated with me the most. As I'm studying for grad school exams, I read a few pages of this everyday, and I never thought I'd say it, but this book changed my life. It genuinely teaches there is no secret to success and although talent exists, it's persistence and hard work that makes the difference. The "growth mindset" or "grit" is one of the most powerful tools anyone can have. I genuinely hope viewers can give this book a try!! Thanks for reviewing it Ali!

caffeshoppe

Thanks for all the inspiration! Discovered your channel during quarantine and it has been changing my daily life!

Ali’s shows true grit in releasing top quality videos every time!

arsi

Loved the last part - shows us that you’re human and don’t get it in one take (like all of us!) lol! Thanks Ali for being one of my inspirations - I recently started to make videos about my field of work to help more people beyond my physical reach 🙏🏽

isabelsison

Ali’s videos and hair are getting better day by day.

zainahmed

Grit, and perseverance is ALWAYS the key to success! 😉

NarangaravZorigt

Where did I hear this effort over talent concept before?

Oh that’s right pretty much every shonen anime.

detailedemoji

“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”
― Steve Jobs

QuestionEverythingButWHY

These book review series are extremely helpful to revise the contents of the book I've already read and to discover new ones. I really appreciate these videos, keep them coming ♥️

bhargav

Her new podcast with Stephen dubner ‘no stupid questions’ is really interesting for anyone to who is interested in more of her less serious work

joehendricks

Is Success Luck or Hard Work?