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Sixty seconds of actionable advice, based on science

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Grit
Guardian Angels
Why gritty people ask for help
 
Good Enough
The problem with perfectionism
 
Fail Safe
Kids don’t always need your protection
 
Imitation Is Inspiration
Copy-paste your way to success
 
The Paramecium Principle
Life lessons from a single-celled organism
 
Step by Step
Think of goals as part of the journey, not the destination
 
Me to Me
Make comparisons with yourself, not with others
 
Sample, Then Specialize
What comes before a hot streak
 
All In
Crossing the Rubicon
 
Success Story
Describing wins helps build resilience
 
Oops!
Why you don’t learn from failure
 
Turn Weakness Into Strength
Improvement comes from challenging yourself
 
Watch Your Words
Why it’s important to say what you think
 
Choosing Challenge
A model of mastery
 
The Other Side of Stress
Adversity can make you stronger
 
Preach What You Practice
What we say reinforces character
 
Desirable Difficulty
When effort is better than ease
 
Practice Makes Perseverance
The lesson in hard things
 
Give and You Shall Receive
How to help teenagers help themselves
 
Summer Is for Sampling
Planting the seeds of passion
 
Beyond the Self
Purpose over pleasure.
 
Practice, Practice, Practice
Everyday excellence.
 
Nature versus Nurture
What we can do with our DNA.
 
What Matters
How our environments shape our behavior.
 
Hard Fun
Are “fun” and “hard” mutually exclusive?
 
Sampling
There are many paths to a calling. Some are short and direct, but most are not.