Passion Archives - Parentotheca https://parentotheca.com/tag/passion/ Books | Parenting | Science Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:44:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://i0.wp.com/parentotheca.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-Logo_image.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Passion Archives - Parentotheca https://parentotheca.com/tag/passion/ 32 32 182962944 The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling in Life. William Damon https://parentotheca.com/2021/02/24/the-path-to-purpose-william-damon-book-summary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-path-to-purpose-william-damon-book-summary https://parentotheca.com/2021/02/24/the-path-to-purpose-william-damon-book-summary/#respond Wed, 24 Feb 2021 15:12:55 +0000 https://parentotheca.com/?p=2375 The Path to Purpose – book summary How Young People Find Their Calling in Life William Damon Free Press; Reprint edition (7 April 2009) Book | eBook About the author: William Damon is one of the world’s leading scholars of human development. He is a professor at Stanford University, director of the Stanford Center on […]

The post The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling in Life. William Damon appeared first on Parentotheca.

]]> https://parentotheca.com/2021/02/24/the-path-to-purpose-william-damon-book-summary/feed/ 0 2375 Grit. Angela Duckworth https://parentotheca.com/2021/01/28/grit-angela-duckworth-book-summary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grit-angela-duckworth-book-summary https://parentotheca.com/2021/01/28/grit-angela-duckworth-book-summary/#respond Thu, 28 Jan 2021 13:19:20 +0000 https://parentotheca.com/?p=1888 Grit. Book Summary The Power of Passion and Perseverance Angela Duckworth Publisher: Vermilion; 10 edition (4 May 2017) Book | eBook | Audio About the author: Dr Angela Duckworth is a 2013 MacArthur Fellow and a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is an expert in non-IQ competencies, including grit and self-control […]

The post Grit. Angela Duckworth appeared first on Parentotheca.

]]> https://parentotheca.com/2021/01/28/grit-angela-duckworth-book-summary/feed/ 0 1888 The Power of Curiosity – How to Keep The Fire Burning https://parentotheca.com/2020/11/15/the-power-of-curiosity-how-to-keep-the-fire-burning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-curiosity-how-to-keep-the-fire-burning https://parentotheca.com/2020/11/15/the-power-of-curiosity-how-to-keep-the-fire-burning/#respond Sun, 15 Nov 2020 21:27:27 +0000 https://parentotheca.com/?p=208 The important thing is not to stop questioning. Never lose a holy curiosity. Albert Einstein Since our oldest son started to speak, it feels like we are just constantly bombarded with questions – “Why the sky is blue?”, “What happened to the dinosaurs?”, “Why don’t I have hairy legs like daddy?”  It’s probably a quite […]

The post The Power of Curiosity – How to Keep The Fire Burning appeared first on Parentotheca.

]]> https://parentotheca.com/2020/11/15/the-power-of-curiosity-how-to-keep-the-fire-burning/feed/ 0 208 Why Discovering Your Passion is Not a Good Advice https://parentotheca.com/2020/10/20/why-discovering-your-passion-is-not-a-good-advice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-discovering-your-passion-is-not-a-good-advice https://parentotheca.com/2020/10/20/why-discovering-your-passion-is-not-a-good-advice/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:40:59 +0000 https://parentotheca.com/?p=114 Confucius once said, Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Science totally supports this wisdom. Decades of research showed that people are enormously more satisfied with their jobs and perform better when they do something that fits their interests. So here you go – the […]

The post Why Discovering Your Passion is Not a Good Advice appeared first on Parentotheca.

]]> https://parentotheca.com/2020/10/20/why-discovering-your-passion-is-not-a-good-advice/feed/ 0 114 Science of Grit – How To Turn Your Passion Into Success https://parentotheca.com/2020/10/12/science-of-grit-how-to-turn-your-passion-into-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=science-of-grit-how-to-turn-your-passion-into-success https://parentotheca.com/2020/10/12/science-of-grit-how-to-turn-your-passion-into-success/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2020 09:37:03 +0000 https://parentotheca.com/?p=79 Do you want your child to be a high achiever? Invest your time in cultivating grit (and don’t forget to lead by example ☺) Angela Duckworth has conducted fascinating research on why some people achieve their goals, and some people fail to do so. In summary, high achievers have grit. And it’s powerful stuff. Basically, […]

The post Science of Grit – How To Turn Your Passion Into Success appeared first on Parentotheca.

]]> https://parentotheca.com/2020/10/12/science-of-grit-how-to-turn-your-passion-into-success/feed/ 0 79