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Forrest Gump: A story about grit and self-efficacy
I’ve been reading Angela Duckworth’s book on grit and couldn’t help but think of Forrest from my favorite movie Forrest Gump. According to Angela Duckworth, the definition of grit is the patience and perseverance towards a goal. An essential perquisite to grit is self-efficacy. Self efficacy is the belief in one’s capacity to accomplish a goal.
