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Grit: The Power of Passion & Perseverance

by Angela Duckworth
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Passion and perseverance fuel true success.

"Grit" by Angela Duckworth delves into the often overlooked elements that forge success beyond innate talent. If you're seeking to understand why determination trumps natural ability or looking for inspiration to keep pushing towards your goals, this book will resonate with you. Duckworth's real-world examples and empirical evidence provide a compelling narrative that sparks motivation and a reevaluation of one's own grit.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Grit: The Power of Passion & Perseverance

by Angela Duckworth
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ISBN: 9781501144165
Author: Angela Duckworth
Publisher: Scribner
Date of Publication: 2016-05-03
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Business, Personal Development
Related Topics: Productivity, Self Help, Leadership, Personal Development, Business, Productivity, Psychology, Leadership, Personal Development, Parenting
Goodreads rating: 4.08
(rated by 123012 readers)

Description

In this must-read book for anyone striving to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows parents, educators, students, and business people both seasoned and new that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called grit. Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research on grit, Angela Duckworth explains why talent is hardly a guarantor of success. Rather, other factors can be even more crucial such as identifying our passions and following through on our commitments. Drawing on her own powerful story as the daughter of a scientist who frequently bemoaned her lack of smarts, Duckworth describes her winding path through teaching, business consulting, and neuroscience, which led to the hypothesis that what really drives success is not genius, but a special blend of passion and long-term perseverance. As a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Duckworth created her own character lab and set out to test her theory. Here, she takes readers into the field to visit teachers working in some of the toughest schools, cadets struggling through their first days at West Point, and young finalists in the National Spelling Bee. She also mines fascinating insights from history and shows what can be gleaned from modern experiments in peak performance. Finally, she shares what she's learned from interviewing dozens of high achievers; from JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon to the cartoon editor of The New Yorker to Seattle Seahawks Coach
 

Passion and perseverance fuel true success.

"Grit" by Angela Duckworth delves into the often overlooked elements that forge success beyond innate talent. If you're seeking to understand why determination trumps natural ability or looking for inspiration to keep pushing towards your goals, this book will resonate with you. Duckworth's real-world examples and empirical evidence provide a compelling narrative that sparks motivation and a reevaluation of one's own grit.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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