InthisinstantNewYorkTimesbestseller,AngelaDuckworthshowsanyonestrivingtosucceedthatthesecrettooutstandingachievementisnottalent,butaspecialblendofpassionandpersistenceshecalls“grit.““Inspirationfornon-geniuseseverywhere“(People).Thedaughterofascientistwhofrequentlynotedherlackof“genius,“AngelaDuckworthisnowacelebratedresearcherandprofessor.Itwasherearlyeye-openingstintsinteaching,businessconsulting,andneurosciencethatledtoherhypothesisaboutwhatreallydrivessuccess:notgenius,butauniquecombinationofpassionandlong-termperseverance.InGrit,shetakesusintothefieldtovisitcadetsstrugglingthroughtheirfirstdaysatWestPoint,teachersworkinginsomeofthetoughestschools,andyoungfinalistsintheNationalSpellingBee.Shealsominesfascinatinginsightsfromhistoryandshowswhatcanbegleanedfrommodernexperimentsinpeakperformance.Finally,sheshareswhatshe’slearnedfrominterviewingdozensofhighachievers--fromJPMorganCEOJamieDimontoNewYorkercartooneditorBobMankofftoSeattleSeahawksCoachPeteCarroll.“Duckworth’sideasaboutthecultivationoftenacityhaveclearlychangedsomelivesforthebetter“(TheNewYorkTimesBookReview).AmongGrit’smostvaluableinsights:anyeffortyoumakeultimatelycountstwicetowardyourgoal;gritcanbelearned,regardlessofIQorcircumstances;whenitcomestochild-rearing,neitherawarmembracenorhighstandardswillworkbythemselves;howtotriggerlifelonginterest;themagicoftheHardThingRule;andsomuchmore.Winninglypersonal,insightful,andevenlife-changing,Gritisabookaboutwhatgoesthroughyourheadwhenyoufalldown,andhowthat--nottalentorluck--makesallthedifference.Thisis“afascinatingtourofthepsychologicalresearchonsuccess“(TheWallStreetJournal).
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