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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-Pete-Carroll.Winningly-personal,-insightful,-and-even-life-changing, Grit is-a-book-about-what-goes-through-your-head-when-you-fall-down,-and-how-that-not-talent-or-luck-makes-all-the-difference.
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