Angela Duckworth, PhD, is a 2013 MacArthur Fellow and professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She has advised the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs. She is also the founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance scientific insights that help kids thrive. She completed her BA in neurobiology at Harvard, her MSc in neuroscience at Oxford, and her PhD in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance is her first book and an instant New York Times bestseller.
"Angela Duckworth [is] the psychologist who has made 'grit' the
reigning buzzword in education-policy circles...Duckworth's ideas
about the cultivation of tenacity have clearly changed some lives
for the better...In this book, Duckworth, whose TED talk has been
viewed more than eight million times, brings her lessons to the
reading public."
--Judith Shulevitz, The New York Times Book Review
"It really isn't talent but practice--along with passion--that
makes perfect, explains psychologist Duckworth in this illuminating
book. Inspiration for non-geniuses everywhere."
--People
One of "The Hottest Spring Nonfiction Books"
--The Wall Street Journal
One of "The Year's Best Life Hacks"
--Glamour
"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, author of The Tipping Point, Blink, and
Outliers
"Fascinating. Angela Duckworth pulls together decades of
psychological research, inspiring success stories from business and
sports, and her own unique personal experience and distills it all
into a set of practical strategies to make yourself and your
children more motivated, more passionate, and more persistent at
work and at school."
--Paul Tough, author of How Children Succeed
"Impressively fresh and original...Grit scrubs away preconceptions
about how far our potential can take us."
--Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World
That Can't Stop Talking
"Psychologists have spent decades searching for the secret of
success, but Angela Duckworth is the one who found it. In this
smart and lively book, she not only tells us what it is, but also
how to get it."
--Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness
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