Grit : the power of passion and perseverance / Angela Duckworth.

Summary:

Psychologist Angela Duckworth shows that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called "grit." 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. 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781501111105
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ISBN: 9781501111112
ISBN: 1501111116
ISBN: 9781443442312
Physical Description: xv, 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Scribner, 2016.
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-322) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part I: What grit is and why it matters. Showing up ; Distracted by talent ; Effort counts twice ; How gritty are you? ; Grit grows -- Part II: Growing grit from the inside out. Interest ; Practice ; Purpose ; Hope -- Part III: Growing grit from the outside in. Parenting for grit ; The playing fields of grit ; A culture of grit ; Conclusion.