Why Effort Matters More Than Talent | Angela Duckworth?

Angela Duckworth says that effort is more important than talent when you want to be really good at something.

Imagine you and your friend both want to learn how to ride a bike. Your friend has a bike that’s super light and easy to balance on, that's like having lots of talent. But you have a regular, heavy bike, that's more like having average talent. At first, it looks like your friend will be better at riding.

But if you keep trying every day, even when you fall off, and your friend only tries once in a while, guess who ends up being the best rider? That’s because you used effort, and that helps you grow more than just having talent.

Think of learning like climbing a tree. Talent is like getting a special ladder that reaches higher. But effort is like climbing one rung at a time, even if your ladder isn’t as good, you can still reach the top by working hard and not giving up.

So whether it's riding bikes, drawing pictures, or doing math problems, effort helps you become better over time, just like climbing that tree, one step at a time.