"In 1869, [[Francis Galton|Galton]] published his first scientific study on the origins of high achievement. After assembling lists of well-known figures in science, athletics, music, poetry, and law—among other domains—he gathered whatever biographical information he could. **Outliers, [[Francis Galton|Galton]] concluded, are remarkable in three ways: they demonstrate unusual “ability” in combination with exceptional “zeal” and “the capacity for hard labor.**” "After reading the first fifty pages of [[Francis Galton|Galton]]’s book, [[Charles Darwin|Darwin]] wrote a letter to his cousin, expressing surprise that talent made the short list of essential qualities. “You have made a convert of an opponent in one sense,” wrote [[Charles Darwin|Darwin]]. “**For I have always maintained that, excepting fools, men did not differ much in intellect, only in zeal and hard work; and I still think this is an eminently important difference**.” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[discipline]], [[progressing-slowly]], [[adversity]], [[resilience]], **Source** -- [[20241030 - B - Grit]]