The University of Pennsylvania established the Grit Lab, a course based on Angela Duckworth's work, to help students learn the science behind passion and perseverance and to apply it to their own lives. Duckworth tells students (and their parents) to consider the simple, single-celled paramecium. The paramecium survives and thrives, using one basic principle: If things are improving, continue in the same direction, and if not, change course.
"Be like a paramecium," she says. "Move in the direction of warmth and nutrients."
-Bill Gurley, Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love
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