Grit
why passion and resilience are the secrets to success
$24.37
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2017
Summary
Unleash Your Inner Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Unlock the secrets to outstanding achievement with this groundbreaking exploration of grit, resilience, and passion. Pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth takes you on an eye-opening journey to discover the true qualities that separate the successful from the merely talented.
Woven with personal anecdotes and insightful analysis, this book reveals the crucial role of perseverance in overcoming obstacles and ac…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781785040207 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1785040200 |
| Author: | Angela Duckworth |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vermilion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2017 |
| Weight: | 317g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 28mm |
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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.
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 *Utterly captivating, inspiring and original.For those of us who are not blessed with the easy confidence that comes from being a ‘natural’, Duckworth offers the science showing how staying committed to a task will eventually persuade others we were born to it. Once you pick up GRIT, you won’t be able to tear yourself away. * Amy Cuddy, Harvard Business School professor and author of PRESENCE *I kept wanting to read this book aloud - to my child, my husband, to everyone I care about. There are no shortcuts to greatness, it’s true. But there is a roadmap, and you are holding it. * Amanda Ripley, New York Times bestselling author *About The Author
Angela Duckworth
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, 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 finding 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.
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