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Two fingers and a new sound

In 1928, a caravan fire took the use of two fingers from a young musician named Django Reinhardt. He went on to colead a famous jazz group. Research and a book billed as a bestseller show what practice and persistence can and cannot explain. This is history and research, not medical advice.

Major #25: MusicThe story: Django Reinhardt (1920s–1930s). The book: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth.

About 8 minutes

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In this lesson

  • The night of the candle
  • Keep the goal, change the method
  • What the research says
  • The book: Grit
  • What the evidence says about the book
  • Where this comes from
  • Try it today
  • 4 questions to check yourself

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