Why resilience and passion are the keys to outstanding achievement and how they can help you to accomplish remarkable things
Dr Angela Duckworth is a 2013 MacArthur Fellow and an associate
professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is
an expert in non-IQ competencies, including grit and self-control.
A highly sought-after international speaker, her TED talk on grit
has been viewed by over 10 million people.
Duckworth's hypothesis that the real guarantor of success may not
be inborn talent but a special blend of resilience and
single-mindedness grew out of her upbringing- as a child her
scientist father lovingly bemoaned the fact his daughter was 'no
genius'. Duckworth was determined to prove him wrong and spent her
youth smashing through every academic barrier. As an adult she
became focused on proving her theory and to find out if grit can be
learned or cultivated. It was out of this that she created her own
Character Lab at the University of Pennsylvania.
GRIT is a persuasive and fascinating response to the cult of IQ
fundamentalism. Duckworth reminds us that it is character and
perseverance that set the successful apart.
*Malcolm Gladwell*
Impressively fresh and original … GRIT scrubs away preconceptions
about how far our potential can take us. And it solves the riddle
of how those not likely to succeed in fact do. Buy this, send
copies to your friends, and tell the world that there is, in fact,
hope. We can all dazzle.
*Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author*
At a time when our collective notion of success has shrunk to the
point of being unrecognizable, Angela Duckworth arrives to restore
it. With a mix of masterful storytelling and the latest science,
she shows that perseverance and passion matter at least as much as
talent and intelligence. And far from simply urging us to work
harder for the sake of working harder, Grit offers a truly sane
perspective: that true success comes when we devote ourselves to
endeavors that give us joy and purpose.
*Arianna Huffington, bestselling author of Thrive*
This book will change your life. Fascinating, rigorous, and
practical, Grit is destined to be a classic in the literature of
success.
*Dan Heath, bestselling co-author of Made to Stick, Switch and
Decisive*
Angela Duckworth has written a contemporary classic - a clarifying
and deeply-researched book in the tradition of Stephen Covey and
Carol Dweck. For anyone hoping to work smarter or live better, GRIT
is an essential - and perhaps life-changing - read.
*Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and To Sell is Human*
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