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And self-discipline, it turns out, is the only way to get through life in one piece; it is the trait most consistently correlated with life success.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"http:\/\/qz.com\/61700\/what-victorians-got-right-about-school-and-silicon-valley-has-wrong\/\">What Victorians got right about school, and Silicon Valley has wrong &#8211; Quartz<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenn Kelman writes: For all the information schools impart, most are not very successful at raising students\u2019 IQs, but many schools are very good at making their students more disciplined. 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