Books Details
Author : Angela Duckworth Pages : pages Publisher : Simon &Schuster Audio
Language : eng ISBN-10 : B01D3AC5VU ISBN-13 :
Books Descriptions
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
