6V: Don't Give Up!

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Ever thought of giving up, but didn't? Was something so hard you didn't want to try to figure it out, but you did anyway? That means you have persistence. Defined as "The quality that allows someone to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult or opposed by other people". My definition of persistence would be working on and completing something that is hard/challenging for you to do.

I think persistence relates to Angela Duckworth's article on her research on "Grit". Grit was described as "sticking with things over the very long term until you master them". She asked what the role of effort in a persons success is and I think it has to do with their persistence. If a person have the quality of persistence, then their successes may be higher than people with less persistence. Just the definition of grit itself relates to persistence because when you're sticking with something until it's complete, just like you would with persistence and continuing something even if it's hard. Persistence is a great quality to have, especially for college students, because college can be difficult at times, but you need to get through it to earn your degree!

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