Tag: grit

  • Letter to Angela Duckworth

    Dear Dr. Duckworth, If you ever choose to write a sequel to Grit, I have the perfect subject for you. Every spring, the cherry blossoms in D.C. last for two weeks. Dr. Nguyen*, my ISEF judge, drove from Cleveland, Ohio, just to see them. While he was here, we had a short reunion. He told…

  • Research and Wheat Fields are Pretty Similar

    I could never understand why people went skydiving, climbed mountains without gear, or went cave diving. But, after doing research, I kind of get it.   The first time I entered a field of research, I was utterly lost. I felt like I was in a literal wheat field. No compass, no map, no understanding…