What we learned from Steve's experience holds true for…

What we learned from Steve's experience holds true for everyone who faces a plateau: the best way to move beyond it is to challenge your brain or your body in a new way.

— from Failure & Resilience (Challenge/Failure/Perseverance/Accountability/Flexibility/Resilience) · Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Ansers Ericsson and Robert Pool

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A handful of truths steady the long climb. The brain behaves like a muscle: it is the struggle to master a hard new thing that strengthens it, which is why grit — passion and perseverance held over the long haul — does what raw talent cannot; real growth, in body or mind, requires pushing past your comfort zone, and the only way off a plateau is to challenge yourself anew. Children learn this earliest, building their self-worth in exactly one way — by being allowed to attempt hard things and discover they can. — Failure & Resilience (Challenge/Failure/Perseverance/Accountability/Flexibility/Resilience)

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