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9 Research-Backed Tips on How Parents Can Help Children Find a Purpose in Life

parentotheca — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:23:06 +0000

Positive psychologists say that having a life purpose is essential for our wellbeing. Actually, it is a secret ingredient of a happy and successful life. That’s why if we want to give our children an excellent start in life, we need to teach them the art of living purposefully right from early childhood. When we […]

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The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling in Life. William Damon

parentotheca — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 15:12:55 +0000

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 […]

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Grit. Angela Duckworth

parentotheca — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 13:19:20 +0000

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 […]

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Why Discovering Your Passion is Not a Good Advice

parentotheca — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:40:59 +0000

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 […]

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Science of Grit – How To Turn Your Passion Into Success

parentotheca — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 09:37:03 +0000

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, […]

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