> Another thing I'd add, which is related, is that grit, while important is far from sufficient for success. This, 1k times. I've worked hard to be successful

> Another thing I'd add, which is related, is that grit, while important is far from sufficient for success. This, 1k times. I've worked hard to be successful and I see lots of people who've failed because they won't put in the effort so it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking they lack grit. Then I get a big ol' dose of reality when I see my brother-in-laws who work harder every day than I've ever had to work. Or I see my father-in-law who worked at a factory for years, destroyed his back, and at the time of retirement made somewhere in the neighborhood of 1/4 what I make. It's important to work hard, but it's also important to aim that hard work in the right direction.