I learned that if I want to achieve something it is going to take a while. I have to be motivated to do it and push hard to get it done. Angela Duckworth learns that Grit is going to take a while. It’s not just going to be a week or a month but years. When she went to graduate school to become a psychologist she went to different areas to try to predict things. While she was doing that she learned about Grit. This tells me that if I work hard enough I can discover and learn about something I didn’t know about before.
Will Smith’s video was talking about motivation. He also said if you want to achieve something it’s going to take a while. This video talked more about changing yourself. You have to put your mind to it and not give up. It also said if you do the easy things life will be hard, but if you do the hard things life will be easy. Also, it said you don’t have to do something else or move, you just have to change yourself. These two videos were similar but also different. They both said that you can’t give up. Also, it said if you want something bad enough it’s going to take a while. Third, you have to be motivated to do it. Somethings that were different is Angela Duckworth talked about how you can’t make someone Grit. But Will Smith said that you have to change yourself. Also, it took Angela Duckworth a while to discover Grit. Will Smith said you just have to find it in yourself.
You can use Grit and be motivated in life. For example, if you want something done in school you have to work hard and get it done. Also, if you want your kitchen redone it might take a year to get it done. There are a lot of different ways to use Grit and motivation in your life. This is what is the same and different about these two articles.